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The major indices closed the week ended Aug. 29 relatively flat after some volatility, as oversold markets on Wednesday bounced back from Tuesday's sell-off. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 0.4 percent to 13,289.30. The Nasdaq Composite Index also rose 0.4 percent to 2,563.16. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was unchanged at 143.76. The LABJ 200 Index lost 0.1 percent to 132.08, with declining issues far outpacing advances by 117 to 78, with four unchanged. Several companies caught up in the housing and mortgage-lending downturn took a particular hit. Fremont General Corp., which recently exited the subprime market, fell 22 percent after its debt was downgraded by Moody's Investor Service. Homebuilder Ryland Group Inc. was down 11 percent after Fitch Ratings cut its debt-rating outlook from stable to negative. KB Home. which received the same Fitch downgrade, fell 6.8 percent. Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp., which has significant exposure to mortgage-backed securities, was down 9.6 percent. Among local gainers, Simulations Plus Inc. jumped 14 percent after announcing that the US. Food and Drug Administration had bought additional licenses for the company's life sciences research software. Christian and conservative talk broadcaster Salem Communications Corp., which earlier in the month had announced a special dividend to shareholders, also was up 14 percent.