Investors Dump Stocks to Close Out Brutal Trading Week

Wall Street wrapped another tumultuous week with more losses Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial average sliced off another 173 points, or 1.6%, to close at 10,817.65. The session wrapped up the market's worst four-week stretch in more than two years.

The Nasdaq fell another 38 points to finish at 2,341.84 while the S&P 500 lost 17 points to close at 1123.53.

At this point, investors seem convinced the U.S. is headed into another recession and the uncertainty abroad -- particularly in Europe -- isn't helping matters much, either.

Here are some facts and figures behind yet another down day for the markets:

Dow Jones Industrial average:

·         Down 451.37 points this week, or 4.01%, to 10817.65

·         Down four consecutive trading weeks.

·         Down 1863.51 points, or 14.70%, over the four-week period.

·         Down five of the past six weeks.

·         Today: DJIA, down 172.93 points, or 1.57%.

·         Down two consecutive trading days.

·         Down 592.56 points, or 5.19%, over the two-day trading period.

·         Largest two-day percentage decline since Monday, March 02, 2009.

·         Largest two-day points decline since Thursday, November 20, 2008.

·         Down three of the past four trading days.

·         Lowest closing value since Wednesday, August 10, 2011.

·         An intraday high of 11086.40 occurred at 10:28:36 today, representing an increase of 95.82 points, or 0.87%.

·         An intraday low of 10801.41 occurred at 15:59:15 today, representing a decrease of 189.17 points, or 1.72%.

·         Seven of the 30 component stocks rose, 22 fell, one was unchanged.

·         Today's top contributors to The Dow's movement and their point(s) contribution: MCD (12.26), WMT (3.86), MRK (1.51), AXP (1.44), PG (0.76).

·         Today's laggards: IBM (-47.60), HPQ (-44.50), CAT (-25.43), BA (-10.52), XOM (-8.48).

·         Traded in negative territory for 87 percent of the day.

·         DJIA crossed zero 14 times during today's trading session.

·         DJIA moved 8243 points during today's trading session.

·         The average tick today was 0.75 point.

·         Down 23.63% from its record close of 14164.53 on Tuesday, October 09, 2007.

·         Up 5.91% from 52 weeks ago.

·         Down 15.56% from its 2011 closing high of 12810.54 on Friday, April 29.

·         Up 0.91% from its 2011 closing low of 10719.94 on Wednesday, August 10.

·         Down 15.56% from its 52 week high of 12810.54 on Friday, April 29, 2011.

·         Up 8.33% from its 52 week low of 9985.81 on Thursday, August 26, 2010.

·         Month-to-date: down 10.92%.

·         Year-to-date: down 6.56%.

Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index

·         Dow Jones US Total Stock Market Index, 11638.66, (prelim)*, down 621.31 points this week, or 5.07%, to 11638.66.

·         Down four consecutive trading weeks.

·         Down 2457.81 points, or 17.44%, over the four-week period.

·         Down five of the past six weeks.

·         Today: Dow Jones US Total Stock Market Index, down 184.39 points, or 1.56%, or approximately $216 billion in market capitalization.

·         Down two consecutive trading days.

·         Down 766.26 points, or 6.18%, over two-day trading period.

·         Largest two-day points & percentage decline since Monday, August 08, 2011.

·         Down three of the past four trading days.

·         Lowest closing value since Monday, August 08, 2011.

·         Down 4106.73 points, or 26.08% (approximately $5.5 trillion in market cap), from its record close of 15745.39 October 9, 2007.

·         Up 71.15% (approximately $5.7 trillion in market cap), from the 12-½ year closing low of 6800.08 on March 9, 2009.

·         Up 5.46% from 52 weeks ago.

·         Down 18.66% from its 2011 closing high of 14308.37 on Friday, April 29.

·         Up 0.50% from its 2011 closing low of 11580.34 on Monday, August 08.

·         Down 18.66% from its 52 week high of 14308.37 on Friday, April 29, 2011.

·         Up 7.91% from its 52 week low of 10785.39, hit on Thursday, August 26, 2010.

·         Month-to-date: down 13.90%.

·         Year-to-date: down 11.37%, or approximately $1.8 trillion in market cap.

Data courtesy of Dow Jones Indexes.

 

 

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