6 May 2014
US stocks close around lows of the day
FXStreet (San Francisco) - Wall Street closed sharply negative on Tuesday as investors' confidence was hurt by tensions in Ukraine and a set of weaker than expected earning reports.
The S&P 500 performed its worst day in nearly a month while the DJIA posted 3-digit decline.
The Dow Jones lost 129.53 points or 0.78% to finish the day at 16,401.02; while the S&P 500 declined 16.94 pts or 0.90% to 1,867.72 and the Nasdaq Composite erased 57.30 pts or 1.38% to close the session at 4,080.76.
The S&P 500 performed its worst day in nearly a month while the DJIA posted 3-digit decline.
The Dow Jones lost 129.53 points or 0.78% to finish the day at 16,401.02; while the S&P 500 declined 16.94 pts or 0.90% to 1,867.72 and the Nasdaq Composite erased 57.30 pts or 1.38% to close the session at 4,080.76.