Summary Box: A late slide in stocks saps energy from a 4-week rally

Summary Box: Stock rally fades after 4 weeks

A LATE FADE: Stock prices slumped in the last hour of trading as momentum from a four-week rally faded. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 48 points but is still up 8 percent in September.

STELLAR SEPTEMBER: With just three trading days left in the month, the Dow Jones industrial average is on track to have its strongest September since 1939.

EUROPE, AGAIN: Financial stocks were among the weakest performers Monday after new worries emerged about Europe’s financial system. Moody’s Investors Service cut its rating on Anglo Irish Bank Corp., one of Europe’s more troubled banks.