The Dow closed down 9.53 to 7682.99 in a session entrails-readers saw as marking time for Friday economic reports. Downward pressure on technology stocks helped depress the Nasdaq, which finished down 13.89 to 1623.44. Overseas, the Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was down 2.5 percent; Frankfurt's DAX off 1.1 percent; London's FTSE 100 down down 0.9 percent. Tokyo's Nikkei remained resistant to the drops, registering a 0.5 percent percent increase.
Markets Down
The Dow closed down 9.53 to 7682.99 in a session entrails-readers saw as marking time for Friday economic reports. Downward pressure on technology stocks helped depress the Nasdaq, which finished down 13.89 to 1623.44. Overseas, the Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was down 2.5 percent; Frankfurt's DAX off 1.1 percent; London's FTSE 100 down down 0.9 percent. Tokyo's Nikkei remained resistant to the drops, registering a 0.5 percent percent increase.
