investor bets that steel stock prices will go down -- was near four-year highs, contributing to the group's volatility and risk. U.S. Steel Corp. was down $1.35, or 2.8 percent, to $47.65 and rival steelmaker Allegheny Technologies Inc. fell 56 cents, or 2.7 percent, to $20.35. Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. rose 55 cents, or 9.2 percent, to $6.52 after the subscription radio company said it has passed the 800,000 subscriber mark and is on track to have 1 million subscribers by the end of the year. On the economic front, a trade association report showed that sales of existing U.S. homes fell by a lower-than-expected 0.1 percent in October as low mortgage rates fueled home buying. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said its gauge of the national economy rebounded in October, helped by a turnaround in employment and production. --SP 2235 Local Time 1935 GMT
