US stocks fell on their first day of trading in 2014 as investors booked profits in the wake of the S&P 500′s best yearly advance since 1997, with many of last year’s strongest performers down on the day.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 135.31 points, or 0.82 percent, at 16,441.35. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was down 16.38 points, or 0.89 percent, at 1,831.98. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 33.52 points, or 0.80 percent, at 4,143.07.
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