Oct 10, 1997 3:15 PM

Markets Lower

Thursday it was German interest rates that pushed the markets down. Today it was a US wholesale price report that showed the biggest jump in nearly two years. The Dow sank 16.21 to 8045.21; the Nasdaqwas down 6.82 to 1739.03.

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