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Wall Street dips amid election nerves

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Update: 2016-10-26 04:10:48
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DHAKA: Wall Street’s main indexes dipped at the close, with analysts citing presidential election nerves as the reason.

The Dow Jones slid 0.30% to 18,169.27, while the S&P 500 was down 0.38%% at 2,143.16 and the Nasdaq fell 0.50% to 5,283.40.

The Home Depot retail chain was the worst performer on the Dow, down 3.47%, reports the BBC.

At the other end of the scale, Procter & Gamble rose 3.41% after its quarterly profits proved better than expected.

BDST: 1405 HRS, OCT 26, 2016
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