Tuesday March 19th, 2024 5:16AM

Markets slip as uncertainty over Greece returns

By The Associated Press
Stocks closed lower in the U.S. and elsewhere Tuesday as a new flare-up of political uncertainty in Greece has investors worrying about the stability of the euro again.<br /> <br /> The Dow Jones industrial average fell 55 points, or 0.3 percent, to close at 17,983.<br /> <br /> The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 10 points, or 0.5 percent, to 2,080 and the Nasdaq composite was down 29 points, or 0.6 percent, to 4,777.<br /> <br /> European markets fell. Greece's main index was down slightly following a sharp drop a day earlier.<br /> <br /> Benchmark U.S. crude oil rose 51 cents to $54.12 a barrel in New York. Oil has fallen about 50 percent since June.<br /> <br /> Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note edged down to 2.19 percent.
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