New York  - Major US stock indices fell Monday amid the widening global swine-flu scare, with energy and the travel and hospitality sectors hardest hit.

The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 51.29 points, or 0.64 per cent, to 8,025. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped 8.72 points, or 1.01 per cent, to 857.51. The technology- heavy Nasdaq Composite Index fell 14.88 points, or 0.88 per cent, to
1,679.41.

The US currency rose against the euro to 76.808 euro cents from 75.52 euro cents on Friday. The dollar slipped against the Japanese currency to 96.775 yen from 97.17 yen on Friday. (dpa)