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US stocks close lower on mixed quarterly earnings

Apr 24, 2026

New York [US], April 24: US stocks fell in choppy trading on Thursday while investors grappled with a mixed bag of earnings reports as concerns resurfaced about AI-driven disruption across the software sector, Reuters reported.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ⁠fell 179.71 points, or 0.36%, to 49,310.32, the S&P 500 lost 29.50 points, or 0.41%, to 7,108.40 and the Nasdaq Composite lost 219.06 points, or 0.89%, to 24,438.50.
Volume on US exchanges was 17.41 billion shares, compared with the ⁠18.33 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.
Source: Emirates News Agency

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