VeriSign Falls as Dot-Com Registry Contract Limits Prices

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VeriSign Inc., the main manager of the Internet-address database, plunged the most in a month after a new contract letting the company continue to control Web sites ending in .com limited price increases.

The shares dropped 13 percent to $34.15 at the close in New York, the biggest decline since Oct. 26. Reversing a prior gain, the stock has now lost 4.4 percent this year.