U.S.
stocks ended lower on Monday as investors worried about Greece and
mulled the prospect of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates as
early as September.
With investors growing more nervous about the timing of the Fed's first rate hike in nearly a decade, the Dow dipped into negative territory for 2015.
Stronger-than-expected May jobs data released on Friday prompted expectations of a Fed rate hike in September, sooner than some expected.
“The May jobs number is pointing in the direction of a more likely interest-rate hike. The market is cringing at that idea," said Frank Davis, director of sales and trading at LEK Securities in New York.
Also weighing on U.S. investors, officials from Greece and the European Union met on Monday but there was little indication of progress to head off a potential Greek debt default when the country's bailout program expires at the end of June.
"The news flow continues to revolve around Greece," said Alan Gayle, senior investment strategist and director of asset allocation at RidgeWorth Investments in Atlanta. "We're of the opinion that a successful resolution to the Greek problem remains a coin toss."
The dollar retreated after a report – later denied – that President Barack Obama had expressed concern over its strength after a year-long rally.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 82.91 points, or 0.46 percent, to end at 17,766.55. The S&P 500 .SPX lost 13.55 points, or 0.65 percent, to 2,079.28 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 46.83 points, or 0.92 percent, to 5,021.63.
Nine of the 10 major S&P sectors were lower, with the technology index's .SPLRCT 1.2 percent drop leading the losses.
With investors growing more nervous about the timing of the Fed's first rate hike in nearly a decade, the Dow dipped into negative territory for 2015.
Stronger-than-expected May jobs data released on Friday prompted expectations of a Fed rate hike in September, sooner than some expected.
“The May jobs number is pointing in the direction of a more likely interest-rate hike. The market is cringing at that idea," said Frank Davis, director of sales and trading at LEK Securities in New York.
Also weighing on U.S. investors, officials from Greece and the European Union met on Monday but there was little indication of progress to head off a potential Greek debt default when the country's bailout program expires at the end of June.
"The news flow continues to revolve around Greece," said Alan Gayle, senior investment strategist and director of asset allocation at RidgeWorth Investments in Atlanta. "We're of the opinion that a successful resolution to the Greek problem remains a coin toss."
The dollar retreated after a report – later denied – that President Barack Obama had expressed concern over its strength after a year-long rally.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 82.91 points, or 0.46 percent, to end at 17,766.55. The S&P 500 .SPX lost 13.55 points, or 0.65 percent, to 2,079.28 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 46.83 points, or 0.92 percent, to 5,021.63.
Nine of the 10 major S&P sectors were lower, with the technology index's .SPLRCT 1.2 percent drop leading the losses.
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