Stocks open down, weighed by Obama plan
U.S. stocks fell at the open on Friday as proposed sweeping restrictions on U.S. banks and the delayed confirmation of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke unnerved investors after a 10-month rally.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was down 57.21 points, or 0.55 percent, at 10,332.67. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> dipped 4.94 points, or 0.44 percent, at 1,111.54. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> fell 9.98 points, or 0.44 percent, at 2,255.72.
(Reporting by Angela Moon; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)
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