US stocks have finished mixed after news that manufacturing contracted for the first time in almost three years in June, raising concerns about a key pillar of the US economic recovery.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 8.70 points (0.07 per cent) to finish at 12,871.39.
03/07/2012 - 06:58
US stocks mixed after manufacturing shrink
03/07/2012 - 06:58
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