U.S. STOCKS ENDED LOWER ON FRIDAY AS DATA SHOWING STRONG JOBS GROWTH IN MARCH REIGNITED FEARS ABOUT FURTHER INTEREST-RATE INCREASES, ACCORDING TO REUTERS. BASED ON THE LATEST AVAILABLE DATA, THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE WAS DOWN 96.30 POINTS, OR 0.86 PERCENT, TO END UNOFFICIALLY AT 11,120.20. THE STANDARD & POOR'S 500 INDEX WAS DOWN 13.64 POINTS, OR 1.04 PERCENT, AT 1,295.40. THE NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX WAS DOWN 22.16 POINTS, OR 0.94 PERCENT, AT 2,339.01. FOR THE WEEK, THE DOW AVERAGE INCHED UP 0.11 PERCENT, WHILE THE S&P 500 EDGED UP 0.05 PERCENT, AND THE NASDAQ DECLINED 0.03 PERCENT. --SP 23 13 LOCAL TIME 20 13 GMT
