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Nasdaq's Two-Year Gain: 63%

Stock quotes in this article: MRK , PFE , LLY , KO , AIG , GE  

Updated from 4:14 p.m. EST

Stocks swerved to minor losses Friday, pushed lower in the final hour as traders locked in last-minute profits. Still, it was a second straight winning year in the stock market, with all three major averages finishing in the green.

On the last day of 2004, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 17.29 points, or 0.16%, to 10,783.01. The S&P dropped 1.63 points, or 0.13%, to 1211.92. The Nasdaq Composite lost 2.90 points, or 0.13%, to 2175.44. The 10-year Treasury note gained 9/32 to yield 4.22%.

Volume was thin ahead of New Year's, with 787 million shares trading on the NYSE and 1.4 billion changing hands on the Nasdaq. Advancers led decliners by roughly 6 to 5 on both venues. ...

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