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Wall St ends down as chip sector weighs


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, as a weak outlook from Texas Instruments weighed on the Nasdaq and pushed an index of chip makers below a key technical level in a worrisome sign for the market's six-month uptrend.

    The PHLX semiconductor index fell 3 percent to close below its 50-day moving average, which represents medium-term momentum, for the first time since September.

    The Dow Jones industrial average dipped 1.29 points, or 0.01 percent, to end unofficially at 12,213.09. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index shed 1.80 points, or 0.14 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,320.02. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 14.05 points, or 0.51 percent, to close unofficially at 2,751.72.

    Texas Instruments led the losers, after its earnings target disappointed Wall Street. Its stock fell 3.1 percent to $34.74.

    (Reporting by Angela Moon, Editing by Jan Paschal)