NEW YORK - Shares of machinery companies closed down Friday, as the overall market tumbled on escalating worries about the financial and automotive sectors and a jump in oil prices.
The major indexes fell more than 1.5 percent, and the Dow Jones industrial average closed below the 12,000 mark for the first time since mid-March.
How some machinery stocks closed Friday:
Manitowoc Co., down $1.49, or 3.8 percent, at $37.40.
Terex Corp., down $1.48, or 2.4 percent, at $61.48.
Cummins Inc., down $1.71, or 2.4 percent, at $70.66.
Caterpillar Inc., down 40 cents at $79.08.
Deere & Co., down $1.31 at $76.37.

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