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Urgent: U.S. stocks decline after China cuts bank reserve ratio

Xinhua, March 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

U.S. stocks ended lower Monday after volatile trading, as China's central bank announced a cut in its reserve requirement ratio for commercial banks by 0.5 percentage points.

The Dow fell 0.74 percent, and the S&P 500 lost 0.81 percent, while the Nasdaq was down 0.71 percent. Endit