Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:27:36 GMT
U.S. shares pair losses on manufacturing data
U.S. equities trimmed losses, after gaining the last two weeks and sending the S&P's index up, as data showed manufacturing shrank in November. The manufacturing PMI dropped more-than-expected to 49.5 the prior month from 51.7 in October adding to concerns about possible economic turmoil caused by the so-called fiscal cliff. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% to 1,409.46, after earlier reaching