Wall St falls after ECB resignation
Stocks fell sharply at the open on Friday after sources told Reuters that European Central Bank Executive Board Member Juergen Stark would step down from his post because of a conflict over the central bank's bond buying program.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was down 169.53 points, or 1.50 percent, at 11,126.28. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was down 16.27 points, or 1.37 percent, at 1,169.63. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was down 28.02 points, or 1.11 percent, at 2,501.12.
(Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Padraic Cassidy)
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