Investors don't like September, and this year's stock market performance during the month explains why. After having climbed early Friday, stock markets finished poorly, with only the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) managing to post a modest gain on the day. Losses for the S 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) only exacerbated sizable declines for the month and for the third quarter.

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