Wall Street falls on Brexit, Fed jitters

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Reuters NEW YORK
Last Updated : Oct 05 2016 | 1:42 AM IST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as investors fretted about Britain's exit from the European Union and the prospect of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike in coming months.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 84.79 points, or 0.46 percent, to 18,169.06, the S&P 500 lost 10.69 points, or 0.49 percent, to 2,150.51 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 11.22 points, or 0.21 percent, to 5,289.66.

(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by James Dalgleish)

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First Published: Oct 05 2016 | 1:34 AM IST

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