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Wall Street falls after 3 days of muted trade



    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Thursday after several days of muted trading as investors took a defensive posture before Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's much-awaited speech on Friday.

    Based on the latest available results, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 106.54 points, or 0.81 percent, at 13,000.94. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 10.94 points, or 0.78 percent, at 1,399.55. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 32.47 points, or 1.05 percent, at 3,048.71.

    (Reporting By Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Kenneth Barry)