New York – Frustration over the euro-zone debt crisis and weak Chinese factory data sent U.S. stocks down for a sixth straight day on Wednesday.
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Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average < .DJI> dropped 236.09 points, or 2.05 percent, to end unofficially at 11,257.63. The S&P 500 < .SPX> dropped 26.2r points, or 2.21 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,161.80. The Nasdaq Composite < .IXIC> dropped 61.20 points, or 2.43 percent, to close unofficially at 2,460.08.
The S&P 500’s six-day decline is the longest such streak since a seven-day slide that ended August 2.