Wall Street ends lower
23-01-2009
On Wall, stocks closed lower. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 105.30 points, or 1.28 percent, to 8,122. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped 12.74 points, or 1.52 percent, to 827. The Nasdaq Composite Index slumped 41.58 points, or 2.76 percent, to 1,465. The dollar US rose against most major currencies. Oil was little changed. New York's main futures contract, for delivery in March, rose 12 cents from its closing Wednesday to $43.67 a barrel. Spot gold was trading at $860.10 an ounce.
