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Markets Unbewitched

Markets were unperturbed on triple-witching Friday - a day when index futures and option-trading deadlines create remarkably heavy volume and, occasionally, big price swings. The Dow closed down 5.45 to 7917.27; the Nasdaq up 10.34 to a record 1680.36.

Markets were unperturbed on triple-witching Friday - a day when index futures and option-trading deadlines create remarkably heavy volume and, occasionally, big price swings. The Dow closed down 5.45 to 7917.27; the Nasdaq up 10.34 to a record 1680.36.