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Empresas y finanzas

Wall St. extends losses; indexes off 2 percent


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks extended losses in afternoon trading on Monday, with traders rushing to buy protection against a further decline in the market after comments from Germany's finance minister rekindled concerns about the euro zone's debt crisis.

    The Dow Jones industrial average was down 237.84 points, or 2.04 percent, at 11,406.65. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 23.66 points, or 1.93 percent, at 1,200.92. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 56.47 points, or 2.12 percent, at 2,611.38.

    (Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Padraic Cassidy)