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Nasdaq extends losses, down 1 percent


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Nasdaq extended losses and fell more than 1 percent in afternoon trading on Tuesday.

    Shares of Sears Holdings Corp fell more than 9 percent after the company said it will post a loss for the first quarter. First Solar Inc also was down 1.9 percent at $134.90.

    The Dow Jones industrial average was down 7.49 points, or 0.06 percent, at 12,799.87. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 6.14 points, or 0.45 percent, at 1,355.08. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 30.37 points, or 1.06 percent, at 2,833.71.

    (Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Padraic Cassidy)