Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,346.00	-8.36	-0.05%
S&P 500	1,666.11	-1.36	-0.08%
Nasdaq	3,495.83	-3.13	-0.09%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,346.00

-8.36

-0.05%

S&P 500

1,666.11

-1.36

-0.08%

Nasdaq

3,495.83

-3.13

-0.09%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,824.50	+6.51	0.23%
FTSE 100	6,755.63	+32.57	0.48%
DAX	8,455.83	+57.83	0.69%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,824.50

+6.51

0.23%

FTSE 100

6,755.63

+32.57

0.48%

DAX

8,455.83

+57.83

0.69%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	15,360.80	+222.69	1.47%
Hang Seng	23,493.00	+410.35	1.78%
S&P/ASX 200	5,209.04	+28.26	0.55%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

15,360.80

+222.69

1.47%

Hang Seng

23,493.00

+410.35

1.78%

S&P/ASX 200

5,209.04

+28.26

0.55%

U.S. Stocks Drop as Bernanke Spurs Concern Economy Is Slowing

By Michael P. Regan - 2012-06-20T18:26:26Z

U.S. stocks resumed losses as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank was too optimistic previously and the economic outlook has changed.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index dropped 0.3 percent to 1,354.03 at 2:25 p.m. in New York after fluctuating earlier as the Fed extended its Operation Twist program meant to reduce long-term borrowing costs.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Michael P. Regan at mregan12@bloomberg.net

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke

Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve.

Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

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