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5 (Close): Blue chips fell sharply in j
5 the final minutes of trading as j
5 investors took profits before j
5 closing their books for 1992. j
5 j
5 In the broader market more shares j
5 gained than lost but the Dow Jones j
5 fell 19.99 to close at 3,301.11. j
5 j
5 * First-time claims for US jobless j
5 benefit fell to 332,000 in the last j
5 reporting week from 360,000 in the j
5 previous week. Economists had j
5 expected a figure of about 357,000. j
5 j
5 US factory orders dropped 0.9% last j
5 month. Non-defence orders fell 0.7% j
5 j
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