Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Inflation, rate worries drag US indexes down

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday after Europe's central bank lifted interest rates and U.S. data showed higher-than-expected labor costs, fueling concern that inflation and rising rates will hurt corporate profits.

Utility shares were the biggest drag on the S&P 500 index on expectations that rising bond yields will make the dividend-paying sector comparatively less attractive to investors.


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