US stocks closed lower for the fourth consecutive session after retail sales data suggested momentum in consumer spending remained limp, heightening concerns about the fragile economic recovery.
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The Dow Jones industrial average lost 16.8 points, or 0.16 percent, to 10,303.15. The Standard & Poor's 500 fell 4.36 points, or 0.4 percent, to 1,079.25. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 16.79 points, or 0.77 percent, to 2,173.48.
European share prices held onto some gains, although mining and banking stocks weakened. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares rose 0.13 percent to 1,044.15.
Japan's Nikkei rose 0.4 percent, drawing support from an apparent halt in the yen's advance against the dollar after Japanese officials stepped up their campaign against the yen's rise with a series of comments.
The Nikkei ended up 40.87 points at 9,253.46. It touched a 13-month low on Thursday before paring losses.
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