NEW YORK - Stocks have ended a quiet session moderately lower after investors spent the day grappling with concerns about the health of corporate profits.
U.S. bank Wachovia Corp. and Dutch conglomerate Royal Philips Electronics NV posted disappointing quarterly results Monday.
Investors appear to be pausing following a sell-off Friday and ahead of a raft of quarterly results and economic data arriving this week.
The Dow Jones industrial average is down about 23 at the 12,302 level.

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