Wall Street Sells Off Despite Bailout Approval

Updated from 4:11 p.m. EDT

Stocks on Wall Street sold off into Friday's close following a vote by the House of Representatives to approve the Treasury Department's $700 billion bailout package.

The three major indices finished near their session lows. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, previously up as much as much as 313 points, ended down 157.15 points, or 1.5%, at 10,325.70, and the S&P 500 gave back 15.04 points, or 1.4%, at 1099.24. The Nasdaq lost 29.33 points, or 1.5%, to 1947.37.

Friday's performance marked a discouraging end to an ugly week. In five days of trading, the Dow lost 7.3%, the S&P 500 stumbled 9.4%, and the Nasdaq plummeted 14%. ...