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Published in TZ Latest News 8 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Stocks Close Mixed As S&P 500 Drops

Stocks kicked off the first full week of September with a split decision Monday. Hurt by broad weakness in oil stocks, the S&P 500 fell 0.3%. The energy sector has a 10% weighting in the benchmark index. Half of the day’s 10 worst-performing industry groups were oil related. Crude oil for October delivery dropped 63 cents to $92.66 a barrel, the third straight loss. The Nasdaq rose 0.2% in a seesaw session.

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