Setbacks on Wall Street. Greek Stock Exchange fell 2.8% - Ambito.com

Operator burs?til on the grounds of the New York.El Dow Jones declined 0.7%, the S & P500 0.4% and the Nasdaq 0.1%. Follows the caution on the negotiation of the U.S. debt and concern for the Greek financial crisis. Athens fell 0.3% 2.8%, Madrid and Paris 0.7%, while Lisbon gained 0.04%, 0.1%, Frankfurt London 0.1% and 0.3% Milan.
The New York Stock Exchange finished lower, hit by several disappointments on quarterly results of companies and the persistent blocking of the negotiations on the US debt. It came to pass in a day marked by concern about the limit of U.S. debt and the result of companies.
Investors are cautious about the possibility of an agreement in Washington to raise the debt ceiling to approaching the period from August 2 to an agreement.
"The investors are eager to but are still relatively patients", said a stock analyst. Barack Obama warned that if agreement is not reached the country could be severely damaged.
Meanwhile, the automotive Ford reported earnings for the second quarter which exceeded expectations, helped by higher prices and better sales in North America.
"The fundamental issue, which is the positive earnings season, remains in the market, which is reflected in the results of this morning, as the Ford", said one operator.
United States consumer confidence index rose in July after eight months on the downside, given the optimistic prospects on the labour market, as reported by the private Institute Conference Board. Confidence rose to 59,5 points in July from 57.6 registered in June.
For its part, the European stock exchanges closed session mixed in a market that is following with concern the lack of agreement on the US debt and the doubts which arouse among investors plan to help Greece.
Earlier, the Tokyo Stock Exchange Nikkei index rose 0.5 per cent for good quarterly results and encouraging forecasts from companies such as Canon and Kao Corp, which offset an advance of the yen.