U.S. stocks end lower with Europe still at issue and gold, oil pressuring resource stocks

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)
U.S. stocks posted broad losses Thursday but closed off their lows of the session.
A jump in borrowing costs for France and Spain at government debt auctions gave investors fresh reason to worry about an impending European debt default, overriding signs of improvement in U.S. housing and jobs data.
Gold and oil also tumbled, pressuring resource stocks.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 134.64 points, or 1.1%, to 11,770.95, with Alcoa Inc.'s drop leading declines in 28 of 30 components.
The S&P 500 fell 20.74 points, or 1.7%, to 1,216.18.
The Nasdaq Composite lost 51.62 points, or 2%, to 2,587.99.