Market ends down with financial, tech shares

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended lower on Thursday as nervousness about further write-downs knocked down financial shares and weaker-than-expected revenue from Oracle Corp fueled concerns about tech sector spending.

Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 120.16 points, or 0.97 percent, to end unofficially at 12,302.70. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was down 15.36 points, or 1.15 percent, at 1,325.77. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was down 43.53 points, or 1.87 percent, at 2,280.83.

(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Jan Paschal)

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