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Rising oil sends stocks to session lows


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks extended losses and hit session lows on Friday as oil prices rose to their highest intraday price in nearly 2-1/2 years on increased violence in Libya.

    The Dow Jones industrial average fell 56.42 points, or 0.46 percent, at 12,201.78. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index lost 7.92 points, or 0.60 percent, at 1,323.05. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 12.05 points, or 0.43 percent, at 2,786.69.

    (Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak)