NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell in a broad decline on Monday, with the S&P 500 index suffering its biggest one-day drop in more than a month as economic data indicated weakness across the globe and the U.S. holiday shopping season got off to a tepid start.
Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was down 48.75 points, or 0.27 percent, to 17,779.49, the S&P 500 <.SPX> was down 14.07 points, or 0.68 percent, to 2,053.49 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> was down 64.28 points, or 1.34 percent, to 4,727.35.
(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch)
