US stocks fell yesterday as retail sales figures for the holiday period disappointed in spite of a last-minute rush by shoppers in the days before Christmas and heavy discounting by stores.

• 美国股市昨日下跌，尽管圣诞节前消费者赶在最后一刻进行抢购和商店大力促销，但假日期间的零售销售数据仍令人失望。