The US markets ended lower on Tuesday due to concerns about global economic growth after data showed China's exports and imports both fell more than expected in July, threatening recovery prospects and adding to pressure on policymakers to unveil additional stimulus. Further, weakness also prevailed in markets as Moody’s lowered credit ratings for 10 smaller U.S. banks and said it was reviewing ratings for six larger ones, renewing focus on the health of the banking system. A broad sell off in regional bank shares-including KeyCorp and Comerica-made financial stocks among the worst performers in the S&P 500. Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup shares were caught in the downdraft and also declined.
On the economic data front, the Commerce Department released a report on Tuesday showing the U.S. trade deficit narrowed in the month of June. The report said the trade deficit shrank to $65.5 billion in June from a revised $68.3 billion in May. Street had expected the trade deficit to decrease to $65.0 billion from the $69.0 billion originally reported for the previous month. The narrower trade deficit came as the value of imports slid by 1.0 percent to $313.0 billion, while the value of exports edged down by 0.1 percent to$247.5 billion.
Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 158.64 points or 0.45 percent to 35,314.49, Nasdaq dropped 110.07 points or 0.79 percent to 13,884.32 and S&P 500 was down by 19.06 points or 0.42 percent to 4,499.38.
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