Dow Staggers To Another Triple-Digit Loss

 

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lopped off another 104.14 points Tuesday to close at 12,617.32 while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 fell 27.16 points and 12.21 points, respectively.

In economic news, the Federal Housing Finance Agency reported that home prices rose 0.8% in May compared to a 0.7% increase in April. Prices jumped 3.7% on a year-over-year basis.

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

Dow Jones Industrial Average:

  • Down three consecutive trading days.
  • Down 326.04 points, or 2.52%, over the three-day period.
  • Largest three-day percentage decline since June 04, 2012.
  • Largest three-day points decline since June 01, 2012.
  • An intraday high of 12730.09 occurred at 09:31:21 today, representing an increase of 8.63 points, or 0.07%.
  • An intraday low of 12521.84 occurred at 14:31:16 today, representing a decrease of 199.62 points, or 1.57%.
  • Four of the 30 component stocks rose, 26 fell.
  • Today's five best performing stock in the index: JPM (2.19), WMT (2.19), HD (1.59), DIS (1.36), BAC (-0.38).
  • Today's bottom five performing stocks in the index: CVX (-12.49), UTX (-10.14), MMM (-8.48), DD (-7.34), CSCO (-7.04).
  • Lowest closing value since July 12, 2012.
  • Down 10.92% from its record close of 14164.53 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 92.72% from its 12-year closing low of 6547.05 on March 9, 2009.
  • Up 0.93% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 4.26% from its 2012 closing low of 12101.46 on June 04, 2012.
  • Down 4.99% from its 52-week high of 13279.32 on May 01, 2012.
  • Up 18.41% from its 52-week low of 10655.30 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date: down 2.04%.
  • Year-to-date: up 3.27%.

Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index:

Down 135.41 points, or 0.97%, or approximately $157 billion in market capitalization

Down three consecutive trading days.

Down 419.40 points, or 2.95% (rounded), over the three-day period.

Largest three-day points and percentage decline since June 25, 2012.

Down 10 of the past 14 trading days.

Lowest closing value since June 28, 2012.

Down 12.24% (approximately $3.2 trillion in market cap), from its record close of 15745.39 on October 09, 2007.

Up 103.20% (approximately $8.0 trillion in market cap), from the 12-½ year closing low of 6800.08 on March 9, 2009.

Down 0.90% from 52 weeks ago.

Up 4.63% from its 2012 closing low of 13206.64 on January 04, 2012.

Down 6.26% from its 52-week high of 14740.15 on April 02, 2012.

Up 22.29% from its 52-week low of 11299.07 on October 03, 2011.

Month-to-date: down 2.01%, or approximately $300 billion in market cap.

Year-to-date: up 6.13%, or approximately $871 billion in market cap.

Data courtesy of Dow Jones Indexes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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