In the US tonight, The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 34 points at
12,234 at the unofficial 4 p.m. close. The Dow recovered from a 200-point deficit
in early trade and briefly broke into positive territory before falling back in the final
hour of trade.
The S&P 500 dropped 3.6 points to 1,403, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 11
points to 2,404.