
The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 35.71 points, or 0.27 per cent, to 13,135.01. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index lost 5.87 points, or 0.41 per cent, to 1,413.58. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index fell 20.83 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 2,971.34.
The US currency was trading at 75.98 euro cents and 83.52 yen.//DPA