| 31. | The Nikkei 225 stock index lost 2 . 5 percent today.
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| 32. | The benchmark stock index has fallen nearly 2 percent this years.
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| 33. | Every stock index in the U . S . fell today.
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| 34. | Israeli stock indexes rose on Sunday and were little changed today.
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| 35. | But stock indexes were up by the end of the day.
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| 36. | Banks, food makers and chemical makers led stock indexes higher.
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| 37. | Nonetheless, the attention was on the bigger stock indexes Friday.
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| 38. | Even so, major stock indexes posted small gains on Thursday.
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| 39. | Today, the state stock index dropped 0 . 58 point.
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| 40. | Stock indexes in Singapore, Taiwan and the Philippines were lower.
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