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Stocks close mixed

NEW YORK, March 29 (UPI) -- Stock indexes closed mixed Thursday after the U.S. Commerce Department's final report on the fourth quarter gross domestic product held stagnant.

Economists had predicted the third of three estimates in the nation's economic output from October through December would rise to 3.2 percent with the addition of new data. Instead, Commerce held to its previous estimate of 3 percent growth.

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Equities were down across Asia and Europe. Keeping losses in check on Wall Street, however, the U.S. Labor Department said first-time unemployment benefit claims fell 5,000 in the week to a seasonally adjusted 359,000.

By the close of trading in New York, the Dow Jones industrial average added 19.61 points (0.15 percent) to 13,145.82. The Standard and Poor's 500 index lost 2.26 points (0.16 percent) to 1,403.28. The Nasdaq composite index lost 9.60 points (0.31 percent) to 3,095.36.

On the New York Stock Exchange, 1,197 stocks advanced and 1,822 declined on a volume of 3.6 billion shares traded.

The 10-year benchmark treasury note rose 11/32 to yield 2.164 percent.

The euro fell to $1.3302 from Wednesday's $1.3317. Against the yen, the dollar fell to 82.46 yen from Wednesday's 82.89 yen.

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In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index lost 0.67 percent (67.78 points) to 10,114.79.

In London, the FTSE 100 index fell 1.15 percent (66.96 points) to 5,742.03.

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