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Blue chips closed lower Thursday as traders fretted ahead of a speech from the Federal Reserve chairman, but tech shares managed to survive a rocky session and eke out a gain.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 50.56 points, or 0.38%, to 13,238.73, with only six of the index's 30 components finishing with gains. The S&P 500 slipped 6.12 points, or 0.42%, at 1457.64.
The Nasdaq Composite tacked on 2.14 points, or 0.08%, at 2565.30. The index was boosted by a 1.6% rise in shares of tech giant Apple (AAPL Quote), which is expected to introduce an update to its iPod MP3 player line of products at a conference next week. ...
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