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Not So Fast: NYSE Closing at 4:15 Today

Stock quotes in this article: ^DJI , ^IXIC , ^GSPC , CAT , HD , TRV , AA  

Traders looking toward the beach for the Fourth of July weekend will have to cool their jets a bit as the New York Stock Exchange will close 15 minutes later Thursday due to system irregularities.

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CNBC reported the extra time was needed to execute orders after the system problems occurred. Nasdaq trading finished at 4 p.m. EDT as usual.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were all down more than 2% toward the end of the day after the U.S. government reported greater-than-expected job losses in June.

Alcoa(AA Quote), Caterpillar(CAT Quote), Home Depot(HD Quote) and Travelers(TRV Quote) were all down more than 3% on the Dow toward the end of the session.

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