NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 declined more than 1 percent on Monday on fears that a divided parliament in Italy would get in the way of the country's reforms and hamper the euro zone's stability.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was down 100.22 points, or 0.72 percent, at 13,900.35. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was down 14.69 points, or 0.97 percent, at 1,500.91, after briefly falling more than 1 percent. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was down 20.86 points, or 0.66 percent, at 3,140.96.

(Reporting By Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Nick Zieminski)