How major US stock indexes fared Friday
Posted December 14, 2018 4:34 pm.
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Stocks staggered to eight-month lows Friday after weak economic data from China and Europe set off more worries about the health of the global economy. Mounting tensions in Europe over Britain’s impeding departure from the European Union also darkened traders’ moods.
On Friday:
The S&P 500 index dropped 50.59 points, or 1.9 per cent, to 2,599.95.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average skidded 496.87 points, or 2 per cent, to 24,100.51.
The Nasdaq composite declined 159.67 points, or 2.3 per cent, to 6,910.66.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks gave up 21.89 points, or 1.5 per cent, to 1,410.81.
For the week:
The S&P 500 lost 33.13 points, or 1.3 per cent.
The Dow fell 288.44 points, or 1.2 per cent.
The Nasdaq slid 58.59 points, or 0.8 per cent.
The Russell 2000 shed 37.28 points, or 2.6 per cent.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is down 73.66 points, or 2.8 per cent.
The Dow is down 618.71 points, or 2.5 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 7.27 points, or 0.1 per cent.
The Russell 2000 is down 124.70 points, or 8.1 per cent.
The Associated Press
