How the major stock indexes fared on Friday


Financial shares led the stock market sharply lower Friday after federal regulators filed civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs over its dealings in subprime mortgages. The Dow Jones industrial average lost about 125 points, having been down as much as 170. At times, it fell below 11,000 after closing above that level Monday for the first time in more than a year and a half. Analysts say the market was poised to fall after a steady run of gains the past two months, and the Goldman Sachs news gave investors a reason to sell and take some profits.

The Dow fell 125.91, or 1.1 percent, to 11,018.66.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 19.54, or 1.6 percent, to 1,192.13.

The Nasdaq composite index fell 34.43, or 1.4 percent, to 2,481.26.

For the week to date:

The Dow is up 21.31, or 0.2 percent.

The S&P is down 2.24, or 0.2 percent.

The Nasdaq is up 27.21, or 1.1 percent.

For the year to date:

The Dow is up 590.61, or 5.7 percent.

The S&P is up 77.03, or 6.9 percent.

The Nasdaq is up 212.11, or 9.3 percent.

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