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Inflation concerns sent stocks mostly lower as crude prices marched toward $68 per barrel and jobless claims fell. Interest in small-cap and technology stocks pushed the Nasdaq narrowly higher, sending the index to its third straight five-year high.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 23.05, or 0.2 percent, to 11,216.50. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index slipped 2.52, or 0.2 percent, to 1,309.04. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 1.42, or 0.1 percent, to 2,361.17, its best close since Feb. 16, 2001.

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– Local


Local movers were led by Guess Inc., which gained 6.8 percent to $43.14, Stamps.com Inc., which rose 5 percent to $35.82, and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., which climbed 1.7 percent to $90.43. On the down side, Health Net Inc. fell 2 percent to $48.53, Amgen Inc. lost 1.4 percent to $71.85 and Molina Healthcare Inc. slipped 2.7 percent to $32.80.