Stocks Mixed on Google, Caterpillar

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Stocks closed mixed but mostly higher Friday, with Caterpillar Inc.’s lackluster results dragging down the Dow while strong earnings from Google Inc. led a broader rally.


At the close of trading, the Dow fell 65.88, or 0.64 percent, to 10,215.22. Meanwhile, the broader stock indicators advanced. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index added 1.79, or 0.15 percent, to 1,179.59, and the Nasdaq composite index jumped 14.10, or 0.68 percent, to 2,082.21.


The major indexes were mixed for the week.


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