Dow closes below 10,000 for first time in 3 months

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The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months this Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe.

Shares of big banks made the market lower, extending a slump that has led to four straight weekly losses.

Mounting deficits in weaker European economies including Greece, Portugal and Spain have raised questions about the health of the global financial system.