The S&P 500 fell
less than 0.1 percent to 2,059.71 at 4 p.m. in New York after yesterday
sliding the most in seven weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
dropped 52.05 points, or 0.3 percent, to 17,800.43. The Nasdaq 100 Index
added 0.4 percent and the Russell 2000 Index of small companies rallied
1.8 percent, the most since October.
Global equities fell
after China said certain lower-rated bonds can no longer be used as
collateral for some short-term loans, sparking a selloff in riskier debt
that spread to government notes and stocks. Stocks in China tumbled the
most since 2009 and the MSCI All-Country World Index dropped 0.8
percent.
The Stoxx Europe 600
Index lost 2.2 percent as Tesco Plc slumped, energy companies extended
losses and U.K. manufacturing output unexpectedly fell for the first
time in five months. Meanwhile, Greeces move to bring forward the
process for choosing a new head of state risks triggering parliamentary
elections that could put in power a party that opposes the terms of the
nations bailout by the European Union.
Source : Bloomberg
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