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NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of E-Trade Financial Corp., MBIA Inc., and Washington Mutual Inc. tugged the S&P 500 index lower during the fourth quarter, amid an ongoing credit crisis. During the past 13 weeks, the S&P 500 index declined 3.2 percent. On Monday, the index lost 10.13 points to finish at 1,468.36. Shares of E-Trade lost 72.9 percent during the fourth quarter. During the period, Citadel Investment Group said it will infuse the battered discount brokerage with $2.55 billion in cash. The stock gained a penny to close at $3.55 on Monday. Meanwhile, bond insurer MBIA Inc. lost 69.3 percent during the quarter. Earlier this month, the company detailed its exposure to the troubled credit markets and said total exposure to bonds backed by mortgages and collateralized debt obligations is about $30.61 billion. Shares of MBIA lost 11 cents to close at $18.63 on Monday. And Washington Mutual Inc.'s stock lost nearly 63 percent during the quarter. Earlier this month, WaMu said it will close offices, lay off at least 3,100 people and stop issuing loans to people with shaky credit histories. On Monday, the stock set a 52-week low of $12.81 but ended the session up 54 cents, or 4.1 percent, at $13.61. On the rising side, shares of coal miner Consol Energy Inc. rose nearly 54 percent during the quarter. Shares lost 24 cents to close at $71.52 on Monday. Helped by higher oil prices, shares of oil and gas producer Hess Corp. rose 53.3 percent during the past 13 weeks, and declined $1.12 to close at $100.86. And semiconductor wafer maker MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. rose 52.3 percent during the quarter. Shares finished on Monday down $1.14 to $88.49.
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