US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Dow, S&P pressured by falling oil
NEW YORK, June 19 (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 fell to session lows on Friday, weighed by weak energy shares as crude oil extended declines to near $69 a barrel.
* The Nasdaq remained in positive territory, boosted by Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) after Goldman Sachs added shares of the world's largest software company to its Americas "conviction buy" list.
* The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 47.84 points, or 0.56 percent, to 8,507.76. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX slipped 1.26 points, or 0.14 percent, at 917.11. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC rose 11.61 points, or 0.64 percent, at 1,819.33. (Reporting by Leah Schnurr)
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