Bear keeps ruling, U.S. Stock at 12-year low

U.S. major stock indexes sunk further and ended another unforgiving month of February with a steep loss that left the Dow Jones industrial average at less than half its record high and the S&P 500 at its 12-year low.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average index declined 4.1 percent for the last week of February after breaking through its November lows previous week. The blue chips index...