Wall St posts modest losses on jobs report

NEW YORK: US stocks closed with modest losses on Friday after a mixed unemployment report dampened sentiment and as bank stocks took a bashing following a court ruling on home foreclosures. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 22.55 points (0.19 per cent) to close at 11,674.76, while the SandP 500 index, a broader measure of the market, was down 2.35 points (0.18 per cent) at 1,271.50 points ...