The S&P 500 fell Wednesday, the first day of March, as traders struggled to recover their footing following a losing month and bond yields continued
The S&P 500 fell Wednesday, the first day of March, as traders struggled to recover their footing following a losing month and bond yields continued their climb.The Dow Jones Industrials forged out gains of 5.14 points to end Wednesday at 32,661.84. The S&P 500 fell 18.76 points to 3,951.39. The NASDAQ Composite descended 76.06 points to 11,379.48. Sentiment initially got a boost after the release of much stronger-than-expected data out of China. The country’s National Bureau of Statistics said its official manufacturing PMI rose to 52.6 in February — a high not seen since April 2012.The…