Wall St. falls as China prompts global slowdown worries

U.S. stocks declined on Monday as an unexpected drop in China`s exports reignited worries of a global economic slowdown and prompted caution among investors as the corporate earnings season kicked off.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 87.4 points, or 0.36 percent, to 23,908.55, the S&P 500 lost 13.88 points, or 0.53 percent, to 2,582.38 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 65.56 points, or 0.94 percent, to 6,905.92.

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