Wall Street ends down after energy decline, China concerns

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Reuters NEW YORK
Last Updated : Dec 09 2015 | 3:07 AM IST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed lower in a choppy trading session on Tuesday as oil prices pressured energy stocks for a fifth day and weak Chinese trade data reignited fears of a global economic slowdown, pushing down materials stocks.

Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 159.57 points, or 0.9 percent, to 17,570.94, the S&P 500 lost 13.32 points, or 0.64 percent, to 2,063.75 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 3.57 points, or 0.07 percent, to 5,098.24.

(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Dan Grebler)

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First Published: Dec 09 2015 | 2:57 AM IST