Wall St ends down

Thai composite stocks index (SET) closed lower in volatile trading as investors following Greece's surprise call for a referendum on an European bailout plan which investors hoped would help Greece debt woes.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 297.05, or 2.48 per cent lower at 11,657.96.
 
The S&P 500 lost 35.02 points, or 2.79 percent, to end at 1,218.28.

All 10 S&P sectors closed in negative territory, led by energy and financials.

The Nasdaq slipped 77.45 points, or 2.89 per cent to close at 2,606.96.

Gold closed at USD1,724.28 an ounce, while crude oil settled at USD91.14 a barrel.