{"id":31203,"date":"2012-07-24T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-lower-for-a-third-consecutive-day\/31203\/"},"modified":"2012-07-24T16:29:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-24T16:29:00","slug":"stocks-end-lower-for-a-third-consecutive-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-lower-for-a-third-consecutive-day\/31203\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks End Lower for a Third Consecutive Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>Stocks fell for a third straight day amid ongoing worries over the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowfinance.com\/euro-zone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">euro zone<\/a> debt crisis. However, all three major indexes pared some of their losses in late trading following a report from the Wall Street Journal that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowfinance.com\/federal-reserve-system-fed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Reserve<\/a> is moving closer to action to boost economic growth.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-31203\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> ended the day 0.82% lower at 12,617.32, the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/sp500\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"snp500 today\">S&amp;P 500<\/a> ended the day 0.90% lower at 1,338.31, and the Nasdaq ended the day 0.94% lower at 2,862.99.<\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad code--><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - in News 300 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5684630733\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>All sectors in the S&amp;P 500 ended the day sharply lower. The losses in the S&amp;P 500 were led by Energy sector, which ended the day 1.47% lower. Industrials ended the day 1.34% lower, while Basic Materials sector ended the day 1.02% lower. Transportation sector ended the day 1.28% lower. Consumer Cyclical sector ended the day 1.18% lower. Financials fell 0.57%.<\/p>\n<p>Among the major losers in trading today were United Parcel Service Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=UPS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: UPS<\/a>), which ended the day 4.63% lower at $74.34, Gentex Corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=GNTX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: GNTX<\/a>), which ended the day 29.05% lower at $15.01, DeVry Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=DV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: DV<\/a>), which ended the day 24.53% lower at $20.80, Cisco Systems Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=CSCO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: CSCO<\/a>), which ended the day 5.91% lower at $15.12, and Bruker Corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=BRKR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: BRKR<\/a>), which ended the day 13.70% lower at $11.53.<\/p>\n<p>Among the major gainers in trading today were Baidu.com Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ: BIDU), which ended the day 7.33% higher at $114.95, and Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (<a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nyse\/today.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"NYSE Today\">NYSE<\/a>: SIX), which ended the day 6.41% higher at $55.96.<\/p>\n<p>On the economic front, a report released earlier today showed that manufacturing activity in the mid-Atlantic region dropped at a steeper rate than expected.<\/p>\n<p>European markets ended mostly lower today, with the EURO STOXX ending the day 1.27% lower at 2,151.54. 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