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US stocks drift mostly lower; Treasury rates rise
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are closing mostly lower, extending a weak streak for the market.

The Dow Jones industrial average edged down two points, a sliver of a percent, to 17,764. The Dow turned negative for the year the day before and has declined for four days straight.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index edged up a fraction to 2,080. The Nasdaq composite fell seven points, or 0.2 percent, to 5,013.

Two stocks fell for every one that rose on the New York Stock Exchange.

Yoga apparel maker Lululemon jumped 11 percent after beating analysts' profit forecasts.

The price of oil climbed $2 to $60.14 a barrel in New York.

Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose as high as 2.44 percent, its highest level of the year.