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NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A late rally held off another huge day off losses in U.S. markets Friday, although positive numbers did not hold up on two major stock boards. Gains in General Electric , up 8.78 percent, and Citigroup, up 11.21 percent, helped lift the Dow Jones industrial average from early losses of more than 600 points. The DJIA briefly pulled ahead late in the day, but the final hour saw more declines. The Dow index closed at 8,451.19 points, off 1.49 percent on a loss of 128.00 points. The Standard & Poor's 500 fell 1.18 percent to 899.22, down 10.70... [read full story]
