US stocks close lower. Russell 2000 tumbles by over 2%

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US indices all moved lower with the Russell 2000 of small cap stocks faring the worst. That index fell by over 2% on the day. The S&P and Dow each fell by around 0.6%. A snapshot of the closing levels shows:Dow industrial average-301.07. Or -0.65% at 45952.24.S&P index fell -41.99 points or -0.63% at 6629.07.NASDAQ index fell -107.54 point or -0.47% at 22562.54.Russell 2000 fell -52.73 points or -2.09% at 2467.01.Looking at the S&P components, Financials was the weakest while information technology was the sole component that rose on the day.Financials: -2.75%Energy: -1.12%Utilities: -1.05%Industrials: -0.59%Materials: -0.55%Real Estate: -0.33%Consumer Discretionary: -0.88%Consumer Staples: -0.78%Health Care: -0.11%Telecom: -0.44%Information Technology: +0.13% This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.