Producers of metals and other raw materials fell as the dollar strengthened against rivals.
Gold futures, which are particularly sensitive to moves in the dollar, fell below $1800 an ounce for the first time in roughly two weeks.
Shares of Alcoa rose to a three-year high after a military coup in Guinea, West Africa, where key components of the industrial metal are mined drove aluminum futures to a 10-year high.
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