NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. stock indexes dropped Thursday as investors pulled back on doubts about how long the Federal Reserve would continue with a liquidity program. The U.S. Labor Department said claims rose by 20,000 in the week to 362,000. In early afternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 62.13 points or 0.45 percent to 13,865.41. The Standard and Poor's 500 lost 10.04 points, or 0.66 percent, to 1,501.91 points. The Nasdaq composite shed 33.20 points, or 1.05 percent, to 3,131.21 points. The 10-year U.S. treasury rose 13/32 to yield 1.969 percent. Against the dollar the euro fell to $1.3194 from Wednesday's $1.3283. Against the yen, the dollar was lower at 92.94 yen from 93.56 yen. In London, the FTSE 100 index dropped 1.62 percent, 103.83 points, to 6,291.54.