Wall Street Falls, Heading for Worst Month Since May 2012
Reuters
U.S. stocks dipped in weak volume on Friday, with the S&P 500 on
track for its worst month since May 2012 as investors held off making
large bets before a long weekend with the situation in Syria still
uncertain.
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View PhotoTraders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 28, 2013. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
View PhotoTraders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 28, 2013. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell in a thinly
traded session on Friday, with the S&P 500 index recording its
steepest monthly drop since May 2012 as investors held off making large
bets before a long weekend with the situation in Syria still uncertain.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.dji> was down 30.87 points,
or 0.21 percent, at 14,810.08. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index
<.spx> was down 5.27 points, or 0.32 percent, at 1,632.90. The
Nasdaq Composite Index <.ixic> was down 30.44 points, or 0.84
percent, at 3,589.87.For the week, the Dow fell 1.3 percent, the S&P 500 lost 1.8 percent and the Nasdaq declined 1.9 percent.
For the month, the Dow fell 4.4 percent, the S&P 500 was down 3.1 percent and the Nasdaq was off 1 percent.
(Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Kenneth Barry)
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