THE MARKETS

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Dow Jones industrial average fell 18.77 points, closing at 3,747.02 . . . N.Y.S.E.'s composite index down 0.77 to 252.50 . . . NASDAQ stock lost 1.89 to 718.29 . . . American Stock Exchange dropped 1.01 to 440.34 . . . Gold down $0.20 to $377.30 on the Commodity Exchange in New York . . . The 30-year Treasury bond closed with a yield of 7.53 percent, up from 7.40 late Thursday.