The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials closed down 13.29 points to 2,583.56. Declining issues outnumbered advancers by nearly 2 to 1 on the New York Stock Exchange, with 550 up, 1,000 down and 439 unchanged. Big Board volume totaled 159.24 million shares, against 147.30 million in the previous session. The NYSE's composite index dropped 0.30 to 181.07. At the American Stock Exchange, the market value index fell 1.93 to 352.95.
