Stocks drift after early losses in volatile session
New York stocks drifted for most of the day as traders searched for direction. The Dow Jones industrial average finished near 863 while declines led advances on the NYSE 7 to 5. Analysts cited profit taking, energy jitters, rate worries, and mixed Middle East oil boycott signals as factors shaping a cautious close.
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