Dow Tumbles Over 100 Points; US Jobless Claims Fall to 197,000 - Benzinga

U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 100 points on Thursday. Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded down 0.24% to 51,385.69 while the NASDAQ dipped 0.63% to 26,766.06. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.38% to 7,676.54. In trading on Thursday, information technology stocks fell by 1%. U.S. initial jobless claims fell by 1,000 to 197,000 in the second week of September, compared to market estimates of 201,000. Commodities In commodity news, oil traded up 1.6% to $93.59 while gold traded down 0.1% at $4,313.60. Silver traded down 1.4% to $64.030 on Thursday, while copper rose 0.1% to $6.7560. European shares were mixed today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 slipped 0.