Broader stock indicators were lower. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was down 1.40, or 0.10 percent, at 1,446.99, and the Nasdaq composite index fell 5.28, or 0.21 percent, to 2,470.60.

Investors had little reaction to new data suggesting continued economic growth, which could disrupt the Federal Reserve's plans to ease the economy this year.
On the losing side, Microsoft Corp. lost 58 cents, or 2 percent, to end at $29.61.

At the close, Britain's FTSE 100 was up 0.11 percent, Germany's DAX index fell 0.17 percent, and France's CAC-40 was up 0.07 percent. Japan's Nikkei stock average closed down 1.15 percent. APA