Stocks are finishing another volatile day narrowly mixed, as steep declines by some of Wall Street's marquee financial firms outweighed gains in the energy, utilities and materials sectors.
Investors are worried about the risky debt held by big financial companies, particularly Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. An unexpected slowdown in retail sales last month also weighed on the market.
The Dow is finishing down about 11 points at the 11,421 level. The Standard & Poor's 500 index and the Nasdaq composite index are ending slightly higher.
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