Thu, June 21, 2012
Major benchmarks edged lower as investors balanced easing Spanish bond yields with lackluster economic data from the U.S. and China.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 18 points, or 0.2%, to 12804.45 in early Thursday trading. The Standard & Poor's 500 fell five points to 1350.44 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 18 points to 2912.13.
Defensive-oriented telecommunications and utility stocks led among S&P 500's 10 sectors. 3M MMM +0.53% and Boeing BA +0.16% each rose to lead blue chips' gains.
(Agencies)
