Dow Snaps Three-Day Winning Streak

The Dow Jones Industrial average lopped off 171 points to finish at 11,149.82 while the Nasdaq composite fell 48 points, or 2%, to close at 2,149.16.

The S&P 500 lost 18 points to end at 1,159.27.

Here are the details from Thursday's trading session:

Dow Jones Industrial average:

·         Down 170.89 points, or 1.51%, to 11149.82

·         Today’s drop snaps a three day winning streak.

·         An intraday high of 11406.39 occurred at 09:33:05 today, representing an increase of 85.68 points, or 0.76%.

·         An intraday low of 11106.76 occurred at 15:45:15 today, representing a decrease of 213.95 points, or 1.89%.

·         Two of the 30 component stocks rose, 28 fell.

·         Today's top contributors to The Dow's movement and their point(s) contribution: BAC (5.00), AXP (0.08).

·         Today's laggards: CAT (-16.27), MMM (-15.89), XOM (-13.40), KO (-12.94), CVX (-12.34).

·         Traded in negative territory for 94 percent of the day.

·         Down 21.28% from its record close of 14164.53 on October 09, 2007.

·         Up 11.66% from 52 weeks ago.

·         Down 2.96% from its 2011 closing high of 12810.54 on April 29.

·         Up 4.01% from its 2011 closing low of 10719.94 on August 10.

·         Down 12.96% from its 52 week high of 12810.54 on April 29, 2011.

·         Up 11.66% from its 52 week low of 9985.81 on August 26, 2010.

·         Month-to-date: down 8.18%.

·         Year-to-date: down 3.69%.

 

Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index

·         Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market, 12005.18 (prelim)*, down 208.09 points, or 1.70%, or approximately $248 billion in market capitalization

·         Down four of the past six trading days.

·         Largest one-day points & percentage decline since August 18, 2011.

·         Down 3740.21 points, or 23.75% (approximately $5.0 trillion in market cap), from its record close of 15745.39 on October 9, 2007.

·         Up 76.54% (approximately $6.1 trillion in market cap), from the 12-½ year closing low of 6800.08 on March 9, 2009.

·         Up 11.31% from 52 weeks ago.

·         Down 16.10% from its 2011 closing high of 14308.37 on April 29.

·         Up 3.67% from its 2011 closing low of 11580.34 on August 08.

·         Down 16.10% from its 52 week high of 14308.37 on April 29, 2011.

·         Up 11.31% from its 52 week low of 10785.39 on August 26, 2010.

·         Month-to-date: down 11.19%.

·         Year-to-date: down 8.58%, or approximately $ 1.3 trillion in market cap.

Data courtesy of Dow Jones Indexes

 

 

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