Wall St. drops on labour market data, North Korea tensions

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell sharply on Thursday after a batch of disappointing labour market data clashed with the possibility of a more hawkish Federal Reserve, while rising tensions in the Korean peninsula provided additional pressure.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average <.DJI> fell 156.35 points, or 0.73 percent, to 21,321.82, the S&P 500 <.SPX> lost 22.58 points, or 0.93 percent, to 2,409.96 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> dropped 61.39 points, or 1 percent, to 6,089.46.

(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Peter Cooney)