Stocks trended lower throughout Thursday's session, as worries about the ongoing government shutdown began to creep higher. Market participants also got a first look at third-quarter earnings season with Delta Air Lines (DAL) and PepsiCo (PEP) reporting.
At the close, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.5% at 46,358, the broader S&P 500 was 0.3% lower at 6,735, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite had given back 0.08% to 23,024.
