Stocks Fall As Government Shutdown Drags On

Dow Tumbles 137 Points
Trader Timothy Nick works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. The U.S. stock market fell on the second day of a government shutdown after a private poll showed that employers added fewer jobs last month than economists had forecast. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Trader Timothy Nick works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. The U.S. stock market fell on the second day of a government shutdown after a private poll showed that employers added fewer jobs last month than economists had forecast. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

NEW YORK, Oct 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Monday as the partial U.S. government shutdown dragged on with no signs of a softening in the positions of politicians over the debt-ceiling limit or budget impasse.

Dow Jones industrial average was down 137.11 points, or 0.91 percent, at 14,935.47. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 15.33 points, or 0.91 percent, at 1,675.17. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 32.59 points, or 0.86 percent, at 3,775.16.

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