S&P 500 drops 0.8% on European uncertainty

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S&P 500 index followed European market downward trend on Monday as investors digested news about political uncertainties in the Netherlands and France amid weak global PMI data. US benchmark fell 0.84% or 11.59 points and closed at 1,366.94. Hasbro tumbled 5.2% after reporting a 1st quarter loss on declining sales and costs linked to job cuts. Kellogg plunged 6.1% after the firm lowered its full-year earnings estimate, citing worse-than-expected results in the 1st quarter. SunTrust Banks rallied 2.8% as the lender posted 1st-quarter net income that outperformed analysts' forecasts. 

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