Summary Box: Stocks edge down as spike in weekly jobless claims deflates enthusiasm

By AP
Thursday, August 5, 2010

Summary Box: Stocks drift lower on weak job number

JOB WEAKNESS: A surprise spike in first-time jobless claims disappointed investors and sent stocks moderately lower. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 5 points.

TRIED TO RALLY: The Dow recouped much of its losses for the day, having been down as much as 68, but still ended the day down.

WAITING FOR THE BIG ONE: Trading volume was extraordinarily light, and many investors were waiting on the sidelines ahead of the Labor Department’s highly anticipated monthly report on payrolls, which is due out Friday.

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