US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-S&P 500 index ends worst month since May 2012
August 30, 2013 at 16:12 PM EDT
NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell in a thinly traded session on Friday, with the S&P 500 index recording its steepest monthly drop since May 2012 as investors held off making large bets before a long weekend with the situation in Syria still uncertain.
