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US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St open lower after strong rally

Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:36am EST

NEW YORK, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street fell shortly after the open on Tuesday after stocks hit a 13-month high in the previous session on expectations for prolonged low interest rates.

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* The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI dropped 22.22 points, or 0.22 percent, to 10,204.72. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX fell 2.68 points, or 0.25 percent, to 1,090.40. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC lost 5.51 points, or 0.26 percent, to 2,148.55 (Reporting by Edward Krudy)



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