Updated from 4:12 p.m. EST
Stocks endured another wobbly session Wednesday before ending narrowly mixed, as traders weighed a strong outcome from the Federal Reserve's first loan auction against a lowered ratings outlook for two big bond insurers.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average wavered between positive and negative territory, ultimately ending down 25.20 points, or 0.19%, to 13,207.27. The S&P 500 slipped 1.98 points, or 0.14%, to 1453.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite managed to gain 4.98 points, or 0.19%, to close at 2601.01. The index was buoyed by gains in Yahoo! (YHOO Quote), Amazon.com (AMZN Quote), Research in Motion (RIMM Quote), and Intel (INTC Quote). ...
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