THE MARKETS

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Dow Jones industrial average down 16.84 points, closing at 3829.89 . . . N.Y.S.E.'s composite index lost 0.43, to 258.18 . . . NASDAQ stock fell 2.50, to 754.21 . . . American Stock Exchange down 0.86, to 447.12 . . . Gold dropped $0.40, to $383.30 on the Commodity Exchange in New York . . . The 30-year Treasury bond closed with a yield of 7.40 percent, up from 7.38 late Wednesday.