-- Investors set aside some of their worries about the economy Tuesday after a closely watched measure of consumer confidence soared in April. Stocks ended with only modest losses and well off their lows. Concerns about the viability of banks and the spread of swine flu were balanced by news from the Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index surged to its highest level since November.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 8.05, or 0.1 percent, to 8,016.95.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 2.35, or 0.3 percent, to 855.16.
The Nasdaq composite index fell 5.60, or 0.3 percent, to 1,673.81.
For the week:
The Dow is down 59.34, or 0.7 percent.
The S&P is down 11.07, or 1.3 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 20.48, or 1.2 percent.
For the year:
The Dow is down 759.44, or 8.7 percent.
The S&P is down 48.09, or 5.3 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 96.78, or 6.1 percent
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