Oops, did I say Greece was no longer on the radar? Some late breaking bad news may indeed be hitting the markets hard tomorrow:
Greek stocks plunge, banks hammered, after five-week crisis shut down | Reuters
Weak oil prices, China worries drag Wall Street lower
DJ: 17,598.20 -91.66 NAS: 5,115.38
-12.90 S&P: 2,098.04
-5.80
REUTERS/ANTONIO
ARAUJO
Wall Street ended lower on Monday as tumbling oil prices
dragged energy shares to a three-year low and factory data from China raised concerns about the
world's second-biggest economy.
Energy stocks were the biggest losers among the main S&P
sectors. Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) and
Chevron (CVX.N),
which reported poor results on Friday, led the losses.
Oil prices fell on fresh
evidence of growing oversupply and data highlighting slowing demand in China. Crude prices are on course for
their weakest third-quarter performance since the financial crisis in 2008. [O/R]
In the United States, consumer spending recorded its smallest
gain in four months, while the pace of growth in the manufacturing sector
slowed in July.
China's factory activity shrank more than initially estimated
last month, a survey showed. Concerns about China's economy hurt U.S. industrial stocks as well as
Apple (AAPL.O),
which relies on that country for much of its iPhone sales.
A report from market research firm Canalys showed Apple lost
some smart phone market share in China in the second quarter. Its stock fell
2.36 percent, weighing most on the Nasdaq
and the S&P 500.
The company's shares slipped below their 200-day daily moving
average, a key technical level closely watched by traders, for the first time
in nearly two years.
"It's a combination of the energy stocks, then the
industrials and now the tech stocks, which have joined on the downside,"
said Donald Selkin, chief market strategist at National Securities in New York,
which has about $3 billion in assets under management.
The Dow Jones industrial
average .DJI fell 0.52 percent to end at 17,598.2.
The S&P 500.SPX lost 0.28 percent to 2,098.04 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 0.25 percent to 5,115.38.
Half of the 10 major S&P sectors were lower, with the energy
index .SPNY falling 2.01 percent to its lowest level since 2012.
After the bell, shares of Tenet Healthcare (THC.N) rose
2.3 percent as the company's second-quarter report pleased investors.
Tyson Foods (TSN.N)
shares fell 9.9 percent during Monday's session after the biggest U.S. meat
processor cut its profit forecast for the year, citing export market
disruptions in its beef business and high cattle costs.
Peabody Energy (BTU.N) fell
9.17 percent as President Barack Obama prepared to unveil the final version of
his plan to tackle greenhouse gases from coal-fired power plants.
Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a
1.54 to 1 ratio on the downside. On the Nasdaq,
that ratio was 1.73 to 1 ratio favoring decliners.
The S&P 500 index posted 23 new 52-week highs and
26 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite posted 78 new highs and 141
new lows.
Some 6.5 billion shares
changed hands on U.S. exchanges, below the five-day average of 7.1 billion
this month, according to BATS Global Markets.
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