US stocks fall on weakness in industrial bank shares

NEW YORK – Wall Street stocks fell on Tuesday as financial and industrial shares retreated amid worries over slowing growth, in a session overshadowed by the historic courtroom appearance of former US president Donald Trump. Analysts cited data showing a drop in US job openings as the latest indication of cooling in the world’s biggest economy – following weak manufacturing numbers on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished 0.6 per cent lower at 33,402.38. The broad-based S&P 500 also shed 0.6 per cent to 4,100.60, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index declined 0.5 per cent to 12,126.33. Market watchers…