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Lower close for Monday market
Calcutta News.Net
Monday 12th January, 2009
US markets closed lower Monday with financial firms leading the decline.
By close, the Dow Jones industrial average lost 125.13 points to 8,474.05.
The Standard & Poor's 500 fell 20.09 points, to 870.26.
The Nasdaq composite index fell 32.80 points to 1,538.79.
The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury bond rose 24/32, to yield 2.316 percent.
The euro fell to $1.3371, compared to Friday's $1.3431. Against the Japanese yen, the dollar fell to 89.14 yen from Friday's 90.24 yen.
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