Dow Falls 12 on Housing, Auto Data

Pending-home sales dropped 16% in November
Posted Jan 5, 2010 3:19 PM CST
Dow Falls 12 on Housing, Auto Data
Traders watch market activity at the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Stocks ended mixed today, with the Dow down slightly on news of a 16% drop in pending-home sales for November and monthly sales drops from Chrysler and GM, the Wall Street Journal reports.

  • The Dow fell 12 points, closing at 10,572.
  • The Nasdaq closed flat at 2,309.
  • The S&P 500 added 3 points to settle at 1,136.
(More Dow Jones stories.)

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