Stocks tried to make a major comeback this afternoon — and very nearly succeeded.

But the rally faded in the last hour of trading and will add to Wall Street’s jitters going into the weekend.

At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 36 points to 12,233, its sixth loss in the last seven trading sessions. The Nasdaq Composite was down nearly 10 points at 2,406, and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was down 3.7 points at 1,403.

After the close, shares of Dell Inc. (DELL, news, msgs) fell after missing Wall Street revenue estimates. Earnings were better than expected.

Source: Market Dispatches - MSN Money

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