EST at 11:42 on January 6 (Beijing at 00:42 on January 7), the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 47.07 points to 11,675.82 points, down 0.40%; the Nasdaq composite index rose 0.77 points to 2,702.97 points, or 0.03%; Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 4.76 points to 1,271.80 points, down 0.37%.
Weakness in the retail industry have been published in the December same-store sales reports, which reaction is an important retail industry holiday sales season in the performance. Weak sales data to bear the downward pressure on stocks Thursday.
Some department store retailers in same-store sales after less than expected, stock prices generally fell. Macy's (M) fell 2.8%. While Kohls (KSS) raised its fourth-quarter profit target limit, but its shares still fell 2.1%. Target (TGT) fell 6.1%, the company announced that December same-store sales rose 0.9%, below analyst expectations.
Youth apparel retailer also announced a number of results below market expectations, which Zumiez (ZUMZ) fell 10%, Wet Seal (WTSLA) fell 11.8%.