Wall Street ends lower ahead of economic data, earnings

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 164.31 points, or 0.52%, to 31,173.84, the S&P 500 44.95 points, or 1.15%, to 3,854.43 and the Nasdaq Composite .262.71 points, or 2.26%, to 11,372.60.

NEW YORK: U.S. stocks lost ground on Monday as a lack of catalysts left market participants warily embarking on a week back-end loaded with crucial inflation data and the unofficial beginning to second-quarter earnings season.

Market leading growth stocks pulled all three major U.S. stock indexes into negative territory, with risk-off sentiment exacerbated by Macau's first casino shutdown in over two years to curb the spread of COVID-19.