Cyclical sectors led U.S. stocks lower on Thursday, setting the S&P 500 up for its first negative week in six, after factory data showed a slowdown in both the euro zone and China.
The weak data is hardly a surprise for markets, as many analysts have already factored in a recession in the euro zone and early this month, China trimmed its 2012 growth target to an eight-year low of 7.5 percent.
Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI)
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13,046.14 
78.48(0.60%)
78.48(0.60%) Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI)
-DJI| Prev Close: | 13,124.62 |
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| Open: | 13,124.40 |
| Day's Range: | 13,017.42 - 13,124.47 |
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| 52wk Range: | 10,362.30 - 13,331.80 |
