WASHINGTON, D.C.: Activity in the US economy’s vast service sector cooled in September, with some businesses citing impacts from stock market turmoil and low commodity prices, a private survey showed Monday.

A sharp drop in new orders led the Institute for Supply Management’s non-manufacturing purchasing managers index lower, to 56.9 in September from 59.0 in August.

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