P245 CEEFAX 245  Sat  9 Apr  00:45/44
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          WALL STREET      
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  (Close): Stocks finished lower,     
  but managed to climb back from a    
  steeper retreat.                    
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  The Dow Jones industrial average    
  was off 19 points at 3,674.26.      
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  Earlier, it lost more than 38       
  points on the heels of a brief      
  surge in interest rates.            
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  In the broader market, declines led 
  advances bz 2-1 margin on New York  
  Stock Exchange volume of more than  
  264 million shares.                 
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   World indices 243     Dow Jones 242  
 Euro/East Dow Jones Exchanges World Ind