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Wall Street ends down as data fuels fears


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday, starting the second half of the year on a weak note, as manufacturing and labor market data heightened fears of a double-dip recession before Friday's jobs report.

    Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 42.17 points, or 0.43 percent, at 9,731.85. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 3.38 points, or 0.33 percent, at 1,027.33. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 7.88 points, or 0.37 percent, at 2,101.36.

    (Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Kenneth Barry)