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Wall Street ends down, Dow in year's biggest weekly drop

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Reuters NEW YORK

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday, with the Dow index posting its biggest weekly decline of the year as rising interest rates hurt stocks paying high dividends and retail earnings disappointed.

The Dow Jones industrial average was down 30.26 points, or 0.20 percent, at 15,081.93. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 5.49 points, or 0.33 percent, at 1,655.83. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 3.34 points, or 0.09 percent, at 3,602.78.

(Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Kenneth Barry)

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First Published: Aug 17 2013 | 1:48 AM IST

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