Stocks were also undermined by a U.S. dollar rally, as its safe-haven appeal rose after several policymakers around the world warned the economic recovery was fragile.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 93.79 points, or 0.91 percent, to 10,197.47. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> dropped 11.27 points, or 1.03 percent, to 1,087.24. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> lost 17.88 points, or 0.83
percent, to 2,149.02.
NYMEX-NEW YORK, Nov 12 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures settled nearly 3 percent lower on Thursday as government data confirmed an industry report earlier this week that domestic crude and refined product inventories rose last week.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, December crude
CBOT-SOYBEANS - November
Support from news China bought U.S. soy, forecasts for rains in the U.S. next week that may hurt final soy harvest in the Delta/Southeast, soy/corn spreading and surging soymeal.
CBOT-SOYOIL - December
FCPO-KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Malaysian crude palm oil futures ended up 0.5 percent on Thursday due to fears that rainy weather would hit production this month.
The benchmark January contract
REGIONAL EQUITIES-BANGKOK, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Major Southeast Asian stock markets elsewhere were taking a breather after a recent rally, with Singapore's index <.FTSTI> dropping 0.5 percent after climbing for over four days, while Malaysia <.KLSE> inched up 0.1 percent.
In Singapore, Wilmar International
In Kuala Lumpur, palm plantation firm Sime Darby
fee-based income and its loan book.