Benign End to a Volatile Week

Stock prices stabilized in much of Asia, Europe and the Americas on Friday, for a relatively quiet finish to a record-breaking week. The Dow industrials gained 60.41 points to 7,442.08, cutting the net loss for the week to 273.33 points, or 3.5%. (Story, D2.) Changes in some key market indicators for the week:

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Index/Item Week-ago close Friday close Change S&P; 500 941.64 914.62 -2.9% Dow industrials 7,715.41 7,442.08 -3.5% Nasdaq composite 1,650.92 1,593.61 -3.5% Tokyo Nikkei-225 17,363.74 16,458.94 -5.2% Mexico City Bolsa 4,920.06 4,647.84 -5.5% Frankfurt DAX-30 4,050.87 3,726.69 -8.0% 30-year U.S. T-bond yield 6.27% 6.14% -0.13 pts. Gold $307.30 $311.30 +1.3%

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Dow Industrial Average

Daily closes since Oct. 24:

Friday: 7,715.41

Monday: 7,161.15

Friday: 7,442.08

Source: Times research