But the Nasdaq fared better than the Dow and the S&P 500 after upgrades to chipmaker SanDisk Corp
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 24.97 points, or 0.22 percent, to 11,178.58. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> dipped 1.89 points, or 0.16 percent, to 1,197.84. But the Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> gained 13.90 points, or 0.55 percent, to 2,532.02.
NYMEX-NEW YORK, Nov 22 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures ended lower on Monday as euro slumped and the dollar strengthened due to uncertainty about how Ireland's debt bailout would be carried out.
Investors feared that financial problems may also affect
other euro zone countries saddled with debt. On the New York Mercantile Exchange,January crude
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, January crude
CBOT-CHICAGO, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade grain and soy complex close on Monday.
CBOT-SOYBEANS - January
CBOT-SOYOIL - December
FCPO-KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures slid 4.4 percent on Monday after China's central bank stepped up controls on money supply and credit last week, a move that may limit the country's demand for vegetable oils.
China's central bank said on Friday it will raise cash reserve requirements on banks for the second time in two weeks, stepping up its battle to rein in prices before inflation has a chance to take off.
The benchmark Feb. 2011 Malaysia palm oil contract
REGIONAL EQUITIES-BANGKOK, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended slightly lower on Monday, with concerns over China's policies weighing on Singapore's property shares and dampening sentiment in regional palm plantation stocks.
Across the region, risk aversion generally faded after global financial authorities agreed to save debt-swamped Ireland and safeguard Europe's wider financial stability, with Indonesia <.JKSE> reversing early losses to end 0.4 percent higher.
Singapore <.FTSTI> and Malaysia <.KLSE> each eased 0.2 percent, regaining early lost ground. The Philippines <.PSI> fell 0.4 percent and Vietnam <.VNI> slid 0.08 percent, after earlier dropping to 16-month lows.
In Singapore, property shares fell after China and Hong Kong took steps to cool their property markets, with City Developments
Amongst losers, Malaysia's second largest palm oil conglomerate IOI Corp