How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 3

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Stocks drifted to a lower close as Wall Street’s red-hot rally this year cooled a bit more.

The S&P 500 slipped 0.3 percent Thursday, its third straight loss. The Dow fell 66 points, or 0.2 percent, and the Nasdaq composite lost 0.1 percent.