S&P 500 posts longest losing streak since January

Published April 7, 2014 8:25pm ET



NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are sagging at the close, pushing the broader market to its longest losing streak since January.

Declines were led by financial firms and consumer discretionary companies, which provide goods and services that are not must-haves for shoppers. High-growth technology stocks also continued their slump from last week, although the declines weren’t as severe.

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