Wall St stocks fall as market awaits Fed to move


The Dow fell 410.34 points, or 1.01%, to 40,345.41, the S&P 500 lost 94.99 points, or 1.73%, to 5,408.42 and the Nasdaq lost 436.83 points, or 2.55%, to 16,690.83.

NEW YORK: US stocks fell on Friday, weighed down by a jobs report that showed a continued labor market slowdown but left traders uncertain about how far the Federal Reserve will go in cutting interest rates.

All three main indices were lower, with the 11 sectors of the benchmark S&P 500 losing ground led by declines in communication services, consumer discretionary and technology equities.

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