NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell slightly on Friday after the ISM manufacturing report indicated the lowest level for U.S. manufacturing since 1980 and the lowest level ever for its new orders index.
* Financial companies were among the main laggards on the S&P 500 index.
* The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> edged down 0.47 points, or 0.01 percent, at 8,775.92. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> slipped 2.14 points, or 0.24 percent, at 901.11. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> fell 2.28 points, or 0.14 percent, at 1,574.75.
(Reporting by Deepa Seetharaman; Editing by Dan Grebler)
