The US markets suffered another half a percent of cut on Tuesday after witnessing a volatile trade throughout the session. Even some good economic news were unable to hold the stocks from sliding. The Labor Department's April consumer price index was unchanged in April, as expected, after rising 0.3% in March. While, the New York Federal Reserve reported that its May manufacturing index rose to 17.09 in May from 6.6 the prior month. The Commerce Department said that retail sales rose 0.1% in April, slightly below estimates of 0.2% growth. But the failure of Greek political leaders to form a new government continued to damage sentiment.
In Europe, after another round of failed talks among all the political parties in Greece, fragmented by their opposing views on fiscal austerity measures mandated by their European Union/International Monetary Fund bailout deal, leaders of the parties said that the country was headed for a fresh round of general elections in June.
The Dow Jones industrial average closed lower by 63.58 points, or 0.50 percent, to 12,631.77. The S&P 500 finished off 7.70 points, or 0.58 percent, to 1,330.65, while the Nasdaq declined by 8.82 points, or 0.30 percent, to 2,893.76.
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