(RTTNews) - Stocks saw considerable weakness during trading on Monday, as traders expressed continued concerns about the latest developments overseas. The losses on the day extended a recent downward for the markets, which have trended lower for most of May.
After falling sharply at the open, the major averages staged a recovery in mid-day trading but moved back to the downside going into the close. The Dow fell 125.25 points or 1 percent to 12,695.35, the Nasdaq dropped 31.24 points or 1.1 percent to 2,902.58 and the S&P 500 slid 15.04 points or 1.1 percent to 1,338.35.
With the steep losses on the day, the major averages all ended the session at their worst closing levels in over three months.
The continued weakness on Wall Street came amid lingering concerns about the political uncertainty in Greece, as the debt-plagued nation could be forced to hold a new round of elections due to lawmakers' inability to form a coalition government.
Peter Boockvar, managing director at Miller Tabak, noted that another Greek election would basically be an up or down vote on the country's Euro membership.
"The growing possibility of Greece saying bye bye has put the entire region into the realm of the unknown in terms of the economic ripple effects," Boockvar said.
Traders also kept a close eye on developments in China, where the central bank announced over the weekend that it would lower the reserve requirement for banks by 50 basis points in a bid to inject more liquidity into the system.
The move added to recent concerns about the outlook for growth in China, which represents the world's second largest economy behind the U.S.
In corporate news, shares of Yahoo (YHOO) bucked the downtrend by the broader markets after the online media giant announced the resignation of CEO Scott Thompson, who left the company over a resume padding scandal.
The company named Ross Levinsohn as interim CEO. Yahoo also said Fred Amoroso has been named Chairman of the Board of Directors, replacing Roy Bostock.
Sector News
Gold stocks turned in some of the markets' worst performances on the day, resulting in a 3.4 percent drop by the NYSE Arca Gold Bugs Index. With the loss, the index ended the session at a two-year low.
The weakness among gold stocks came amid a sharp drop by the price of the precious metal, with gold for June delivery falling $23 to $1,561 an ounce.
Significant weakness was also visible among financial stocks, as traders continued to worry about JP Morgan's (JPM) revelation of a $2 billion trading loss.
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With the steep losses on the day, the major averages all ended the session at their worst closing levels in over three months.
The continued weakness on Wall Street came amid lingering concerns about the political uncertainty in Greece, as the debt-plagued nation could be forced to hold a new round of elections due to lawmakers' inability to form a coalition government.
Peter Boockvar, managing director at Miller Tabak, noted that another Greek election would basically be an up or down vote on the country's Euro membership.
"The growing possibility of Greece saying bye bye has put the entire region into the realm of the unknown in terms of the economic ripple effects," Boockvar said.
Traders also kept a close eye on developments in China, where the central bank announced over the weekend that it would lower the reserve requirement for banks by 50 basis points in a bid to inject more liquidity into the system.
The move added to recent concerns about the outlook for growth in China, which represents the world's second largest economy behind the U.S.
The company named Ross Levinsohn as interim CEO. Yahoo also said Fred Amoroso has been named Chairman of the Board of Directors, replacing Roy Bostock.
Sector News
Gold stocks turned in some of the markets' worst performances on the day, resulting in a 3.4 percent drop by the NYSE Arca Gold Bugs Index. With the loss, the index ended the session at a two-year low.
The weakness among gold stocks came amid a sharp drop by the price of the precious metal, with gold for June delivery falling $23 to $1,561 an ounce.
Significant weakness was also visible among financial stocks, as traders continued to worry about JP Morgan's (JPM) revelation of a $2 billion trading loss.
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