British News Agency

Major stock indices across the Americas ended the trading day mostly in negative territory. In the United States, the Dow Jones index fell 0.35% to 51,670.10 points, the S&P 500 declined 0.02% to 7,805.45 points, and the Nasdaq dropped 0.15% to 27,204.38 points.

The Russell 2000 index, representing small-cap companies, decreased 0.40% to 2,783.37 points, while the S&P 500 VIX market volatility index rose 0.39% to 15.27 points. In South America, Brazil's Bovespa index fell 1.04% to 206,888 points, recording the steepest decline in the region. Canada's S&P/TSX index gained 0.09% to reach 35,983.98 points, while Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC index rose 0.133% to 66,965.15 points. Meanwhile, Germany's DAX index slipped 0.07% to 25,259.90 points, while the global MSCI World index edged up 0.03% to 4,966.21 points.