US Stocks sink as US shutdown continues

FXstreet.com (San Francisco) - Wall Street opened the week with losses as investors are concerned about the US government shutdown and the inaction of the Congress. Stocks weakened in the last hour and closed at session lows. The Dow finished the day at 1-month minimums.

The Dow Jones declined 135.83 points or 0.90% to finish the day at 14,936.75. The S&P 500 eased 14.39 pts or 0.85% to end at 1,676.21. The Nasdaq Composite lost 37.37 pts or 0.98% to wrap up the session at 3,770.38.