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US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St declines as Caterpillar drags

Reuters - UK Focus

NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) - U.S (Other OTC: UBGXF - news) . stocks closed lower on Thursday in a volatile session on uncertainty about U.S. monetary policy and global economic growth after market heavyweight Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT - news) cut its sales forecast and healthcare investors fled for the exits.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 77.43 points, or 0.48 percent, to 16,202.46, the S&P 500 lost 6.4 points, or 0.33 percent, to 1,932.36 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 18.27 points, or 0.38 percent, to 4,734.48. (Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Nick Zieminski)