<p>The slowdown in the economy was more evident in the economic data today. Factory orders came in weaker than expected as did the JOLTs job openings.</p><p>The major indices all moved lower. The small-cap Russell 2000 index was the largest decliner with a tumble of -1.81%. The Dow, S&amp;P, and NASDAQ index or closed lower by about -0.5% to -0.6%.</p><p>Snapshot of the final numbers are showing:</p><ul><li>Dow industrial average -198.79 points or -0.59% at 33402.39</li><li>S&amp;P index -23.89 points are -0.58% at 4100.61</li><li>NASDAQ index -63.14 points or -0.52% at 12126.32.</li><li>Russell 2000- 32.65 points or -1.81% at 1769.65</li></ul><p>Looking at the Dow 30, the biggest decliner was Caterpillar which fell -5.4%. 3M fell -2.22% and Travelers fell -2.10%.</p><p>The biggest winners were led by Nike up 1.68%. Amgen rose by 1.26% and Walgreens Boots rose by 1.10%:</p><p>US yields moved lower with the 2-year down -14.4 basis points to 3.835%. The 10 year note fell -8.6 basis points to 3.346%.</p><p>In the forex, the GBP is ending the day as the strongest of the majors. The AUD is the weakest. </p> This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.

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