S&P 500 falls on service PMI

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S&P 500 index prolonged losses on Thursday as weaker non-manufacturing PMI data offset gains from better than expected drop in jobless claims. US benchmark index fell 0.77% or 10.74 points and closed at 1,391.57. Prudential Financial plunged 10%, the most in the S&P 500 after the second largest nation's insurance company posted a loss in the 1st-quarter as the value of the company's derivative contracts fell. Whole Foods Market rallied 7.6% The biggest US natural-goods grocer reported a profit that beat estimates on accelerated demand for organic foods. 

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