Dow Winning Streak Comes To An End

Dow Winning Streak Comes To An End
Specialist James Sciulli works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, March 15, 2013. U.S. stock markets are opening lower, threatening to end the Dow's winning streak at 10 days. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Specialist James Sciulli works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, March 15, 2013. U.S. stock markets are opening lower, threatening to end the Dow's winning streak at 10 days. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

NEW YORK, March 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged lower on Friday, ending the Dow Jones industrial average's longest winning streak since 1996 as investors paused just below the S&P 500's record high.

The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 24.88 points, or 0.17 percent, to end unofficially at 14,514.26. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dipped 2.49 points, or 0.16 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,560.73. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 9.86 points, or 0.30 percent, to close unofficially at 3,249.07.

For the week, the Dow gained 0.8 percent, the S&P 500 added 0.6 percent and the Nasdaq rose 0.15 percent.

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