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(Reuters) - Stocks fell on Friday, with the Nasdaq weighed down by another drop in shares of Apple, and as the overhang of "fiscal cliff" negotiations kept buying to a premium.

The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 24.09 points, or 0.18%, to 13,146.63. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index lost 4.81 points, or 0.34%, to 1,414.64. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 15.50 points, or 0.52%, to 2,976.66.

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