S&P 500 keeps falling

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On Monday S&P 500 extended its biggest decline since September and closed at 1,192.98, 1.86% or 22.67 points down compared to previous trading. Index was mainly hit by financial firms on growing anxiety about US inability to cut spending by $1.2 trillion. All 10 industries in the index experienced shrinkage. Hewlett-Packard Co and Caterpillar Inc each tumbled about 2.9%. Gilead Sciences Inc plummeted 9% after announcing plans to acquire drug developer Pharmasset Inc worth $11 bn. Alleghany Corp lost almost 7% after the insurer reported it had decided to purchase Transatlantic Holdings Inc is valued at $3.4 bn.

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