U.S.
stocks fell, as technology and consumer shares sank, after benchmark
indexes had climbed to records on a government report showing employers
added to payrolls last month.
The
S&P 500 lost 0.3 percent to 1,882.44 at 12 p.m. in New York. The
gauge rose as much as 0.5 percent to an all-time high. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average fell 18.14 points, or 0.1 percent, to 16,554.41,
after earlier topping its closing record. The Nasdaq Composite Index
sank 1.7 percent, the most in two months. Trading in S&P 500 stocks
was 15 percent above the 30-day average at this time of day.
Seven
of the 10 main S&P 500 groups fell today, with technology stocks
sinking 1.6 percent to pace declines. Google Inc. Class C shares slid
3.5 percent to $550.05 to lead a gauge of software stocks lower.
Source : Bloomberg
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