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Dollar Decline Weighs on Stocks

Stock quotes in this article: DELL , GM , WMT , BBY , FD , NEM , TGT , HD  

Updated from 1:16 p.m. EST

Stocks dropped Friday as a steep decline in the dollar brought out sellers in a holiday-shortened session.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 46.78 points, or 0.38%, to 12,280.17, pressured by a 1% fall in component Home Depot (HD Quote). The S&P 500 was off 5.14 points, or 0.37%, to 1400.95, and the Nasdaq Composite was lower by 5.72 points, or 0.23%, to 2460.26.

The day after Thanksgiving is typically one of the lowest-volume trading days of the year, providing increased volatility. About 884 million shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange, compared with a more typical day in which volume tops 1 billion shares. Advancers beating decliners by an 8-to-7 margin. ...

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