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Stock market falls to new early 1980 low on broad losses
New York markets slid Thursday as the Dow Jones industrial average dropped 9.98 points to 800. SB, its lowest close since November. Gold fell about 44 dollars an ounce to just over 521, while silver sank more than 3 dollars to 25.50. Bank lending rates rose as Chase Manhattan raised its prime rate to 18 percent amid a broad selloff with about two losers per winner on the NYSE.
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