Updated from 4:11 p.m. EST
Stocks weren't able to stay aloft on the last day of the first quarter, but that didn't erase the fact that the broad averages still collected solid gains in the three months since the calendar turned to the new year.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 41.38 points, or 0.37%, to 11,109.32, while the S&P 500 was down 5.43 points, or 0.42%, to 1294.82. The Nasdaq Composite slipped 1.03 points, or 0.04%, to 2339.79.
"Today showed the pushing and pulling we've been going through all week," said Edgar Peters, chief investment officer with Pan Agora. "Now we can look ahead to important economic numbers next week, including the nonfarm payrolls data and the ISM figures. Those are two that the [Federal Reserve] will be keeping a close eye on." ...
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