Dow, Nasdaq Bashed Again

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell another 125.25 points to close at 12,695.35 Monday while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lopped off 31.24 points and 15.04 points, respectively.

Here are some more details from Monday’s trading session:

Dow Jones Industrial Average:

  • Down two consecutive trading days and eight of the last nine sessions.
  • Down 159.69 points, or 1.24%, over the two-day period.
  • Largest one-day points and percentage decline since May 04, 2012.
  • An intraday high of 12818.86 occurred at the open today.
  • An intraday low of 12661.48 occurred at 10:29:30 today, representing a decrease of 159.12 points, or 1.24%.
  • Two of the 30 component stocks rose, 27 fell, one was unchanged.
  • Today's five best performing stocks in the index: MRK (1.51), CSCO (1.44), KFT (0.00), T (-0.45), PFE (-0.61).
  • Today's five worst performing stocks in the index: CAT (-14.38), IBM (-13.09), UTX (-9.31), AXP (-9.23), JPM (-8.85).
  • Lowest closing value since January 31, 2012.
  • Down 10.37% from its record close of 14164.53 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 93.91% from its 12-year closing low of 6547.05 on March 9, 2009.
  • Up 1.17% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 2.71% from its 2012 closing low of 12359.92 on January 06, 2012.
  • Down 4.40% from its 52-week high of 13279.32 on May 01, 2012.
  • Up 19.15% (rounded) from its 52-week low of 10655.30 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date: down 3.92%.
  • Year-to-date: up 3.91%.

Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index:

13897.85*, down 161.86 points, or 1.15%, or approximately $234 billion in market capitalization

  • Down two consecutive trading days.
  • Down 201.68 points, or 1.43%, over the two-day period.
  • Largest two-day points and percentage decline since May 07, 2012.
  • Down four of the past five trading days.
  • Largest one-day points and percentage decline since May 04, 2012.
  • Lowest closing value since February 02, 2012.
  • Down 11.73% (approximately $3.1 trillion in market cap), from its record close of 15745.39 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 104.38% (approximately $8.1 trillion in market cap), from the 12-½ year closing low of 6800.08 on March 9, 2009.
  • Down 0.12% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 5.23% from its 2012 closing low of 13206.64 on January 04, 2012.
  • Down 5.71% from its 52-week high of 14740.15 on April 02, 2012.
  • Up 23.00% from its 52-week low of 11299.07 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date: down 4.28%, approximately 779 billion in market cap.
  • Year-to-date: up 6.75% (rounded), approximately $942 billion in market cap.

Data courtesy of Dow Jones Indexes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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