Article: Chicago Tribune Market Report column: Little movement in major indexes.(Column)

Byline: Bill Barnhart

Sep. 13--Stocks ended mostly lower Wednesday, as major stock indexes barely budged.

Strength in energy stocks, prompted by oil futures reaching $80 a barrel for the first time, was offset by weakness in technology stocks, reflecting a downbeat sales forecast late Tuesday by semiconductor-maker Texas Instruments.

The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 16.74, at 13,291.65. Technology giants International Business Machines and Hewlett-Packard were among the Dow losers. On the flip side, Exxon Mobil advanced.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index edged up 0.07, to 1471.56; the Nasdaq composite index slipped 5.40, to ...

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