US shares face the worst session in 2012

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Source: Marketwatch
US stocks experienced the worst session in 2012 on worries about upcoming earnings reports and surging Italian and Spanish borrowing costs. S&P 500 index tumbled 1.71% or 23.61 points and closed at 1,358.59. Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.65% or 213.66 points to 12,715.93 and Nasdaq Composite index plunged 1.83% or 55.86 points to 2,991.22.
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