Wall Street opened in red on Tuesday

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US stocks plunged during Tuesday's risk-off trading after Moody's downgraded credit rating on five Spain's regions. The market sentiment was also dampened by weak corporate results of the S&P 500 majors. Meanwhile, investors remained cautious ahead of the FOMC meeting and flesh PMI readings due later in the week. The S&P 500 Index tumbled 1.44% to close at 1,413.11. All sectors within the index plunged. On the upside, Coach jumped 7.35% after reporting upbeat quarterly results. The top-losers were basic materials and oil and gas companies. Producers of basic materials were sharply lower after El du Pont de Nemours reported worse-than-expected profits. Shares of Allegheny Technologies, Cliffs Natural Resources and Ecolab declined by 3.95%, 3.20% and 0.80%, respectively. Among energy companies, Anadarko Petroleum and Cameron International shed 3.31% and 2.38% amid uncertainty over energy demand. Xerox fell 5.12% after warning that difficult economic conditions are creating heavy cost pressure on global enterprises.
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