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Byline: JONAH KERI
NYSE stocks ended 2001 the way they spent much of the year - down. The Dow and S&P 500 each shed 1.1%. NYSE volume edged down slightly. For the year, the Dow slipped 7.1%, the S&P 13%.
Fair Isaac slid 1.98 to 63.02 on twice normal trade. The developer of credit scoring systems for retailers and lenders tried to break out of its 5 1/2-month base on Friday, but reversed and closed below its pivot. The firm sports the second-highest Earnings Per Share Rating among the 33 stocks in the Computer Software-Financial group, with a 99.
Some leisure-related stocks struggled. International Game Technology lost 1.45 to 68.55 on brisk turnover. The slot machine maker has nearly doubled since the market's Sept. 21 bottom. The Leisure-Gaming group ranks 7th among the 197 industries tracked by IBD.
Choice Hotels International fizzled 1.39 to 22.15 on double its typical trade. It's 7% off its high. The world's second-largest hotel franchiser has posted single-digit sales growth in eight of the last nine quarters.
Elsewhere, Roper Industries dropped 1 point to 49.50 on volume 54% above average. The maker of industrial control products and fluid-handling equipment cleared its seven-month base on Dec. 20.
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