NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended down 1 percent on Friday, extending losses into the close, but the three major indexes closed out May with gains. The S&P 500 rose 14.34 percent for the first five months of 2013 - its best first five months since 1997.
The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 208.96 points, or 1.36 percent, to end unofficially at 15,115.57. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 23.67 points, or 1.43 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,630.74. The Nasdaq Composite Index slid 35.38 points, or 1.01 percent, to close unofficially at 3,455.91.
(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Jan Paschal)