- 02Apr
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday after data showed factory activity expanded in February and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke downplayed the effects of higher oil prices in the economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI dropped 29.48 points, or 0.24 percent, to 12,196.86. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX fell 4.42 points, or 0.33 percent, to 1,322.80. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIClost 10.51 points, or 0.38 percent, to 2,771.76.
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Wall Street off after data and Bernanke comments
