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Market Wrap for Thursday, March 21: Stocks Give Back Wednesday's Gains

The U.S. stock market gave back its gain from Wednesday as the ongoing bank crisis in Cyprus undermines investor confidence.The major averages in the United States tumbled and stocks were mostly lower across the world. Overall, however, the market remains on solid footing and economic reports continue to exceed economists' expectations.Major AveragesThe Dow Jones Industrial Average lost around 90 points, or 0.62 percent, to 14,421.The S&P 500 fell around 13 points, or 0.83 percent, to close at 1,546.The Nasdaq Composite lost 32 points, or 0.97 percent, to 3,223.Jobless ClaimsInitial jobless claims rose slightly for the week ending March 9 to 336,000 from an upwardly revised 334,000. This was below the consensus which expected a rise to 345,000.Continuing jobless claims also rose slightly in the week ending March 9 to 3.053 million from 3.048 million. This was below consensus expectations which expected the continuing claims rate to rise to 3.065 million.Existing Home SalesExisting home...

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