Stocks end mostly lower on Wall Street a day after surge; Facebook slumps as Zuckerberg sells

By The Associated Press
December 19 2013 01:10 PM

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Stocks are mostly lower on Wall Street a day after hitting their latest record high.

Long-term interest rates and the dollar rose after the Federal Reserve said it would reduce its bond purchases.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 fell a point, or 0.06 per cent, to 1,809 Thursday.

The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 11 points, or 0.07 per cent, to 16,179. The Nasdaq composite fell 12 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 4,058.

Dividend-rich utilities stocks fell the most.

Facebook fell 1 per cent after saying it would sell 70 million shares, including more than 41 million held by founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.93 per cent.

Gold fell below $1,200 an ounce, the lowest in three years.

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