Baku -APA-Economics. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 19.71 points (0.12 per cent) to 17,049.00, APA reports quoting http://www.thebull.com.au.
The broad-based S&P 500 advanced 1.76 (0.09 per cent) to 1,997.45, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index tacked on 5.28 (0.12 per cent) to 4,591.81.
European stock markets have closed lower, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index losing 0.45 per cent to 6,799.62 points.
In Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.22 per cent at 4,440.90 points, while Frankfurt's DAX index inched down 0.09 per cent to 9,691.28 points.