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U.S. stock indexes were mostly lower in early trading Friday, erasing some of the market's gains from a day earlier. Losses in technology companies, big retailers and banks outweighed gains in health care and energy stocks. Crude oil prices headed higher for the third day in a row.

KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index fell 1 point to 2,729 as of 10:15 a.m. Eastern Time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 31 points, or 0.1 percent, to 25,320. The Nasdaq composite lost 23 points, or 0.3 percent, to 7,235. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies gave up 2 points, or 0.2 percent, to 1,521.