Dow Dips Below 10,000

Wall Street struggled Monday as fears of mounting debt on the other side of the Atlantic weighed heavily on investors.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 22.52 points to 9,989.71 with just 2-1/2 hours left in the session. The S&P 500 gained 0.33 points, or .03%. The Nasdaq Composite grew by 2.29 points, or 0.11%.

The majority of the Dow’s 30 Components tumbled Monday, led by Bank of America (BAC) and American Express (AXP). Each company’s stock fell more than 2% to $14.62 and $36.97 a share, respectively. The index’s best performer was The Home Depot (HD). The do-it-yourself superstore was up 0.85, or 3.04%, by mid-afternoon.

The major indexes have slipped for four weeks in a row.