Fri, 04 May 2012 10:12:55 GMT
S&P 500 falls on service PMI
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