Updated from 4:12 p.m. EST
After an up-and-down day, stocks in New York meandered to a mixed close, as more disturbing corporate news arrived, but the economic stimulus and next-step bank bailout did not.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down 9.72 points, or 0.1%, at 8270.87, but the S&P 500 added 1.29 points, or 0.1%, to 869.89. The Nasdaq edged down 0.15 points, or 0.01%, to 1591.56.
Bank of America (BAC Quote) and GE (GE Quote) were the best performers on the Dow, rising 12.4% and 13.9%, respectively. Banks in general were higher, with the KBW banking index rising 2.2%, following a strong showing at the end of last week, which was thought to be in anticipation of the coming bank bailout plan. ...
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