Updated from 4:18 p.m. EDT
New York's major averages closed lower Tuesday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke voiced disquiet on the sorry state of the U.S. dollar and investors appeared increasingly spooked by negative chatter about Lehman Brothers (LEH Quote).
The Dow Jones Industrial Average bobbed in and out of the green earlier before reversing course sharply to sink 100.97 points, or 0.81%, to 12,402.85, though the index finished well off its low for the day. Broader indices had held their own for most of the session, but in the end the S&P 500 surrendered 8.02 points, or 0.58%, to 1377.65, as the Nasdaq Composite lost 11.05 points, or 0.44%, to 2480.48. ...
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