DJIA and S&P 500 Suffer Their Worst January Ever
All 3 major indices declined on the day and the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and the S&P 500 Index both suffered their worst January on record. For the month, the DJIA lost 775.53 points (8.837%) while the broader S&P 500 lost 77.37 points (8.566%).
For the week, the DJIA lost 76.70 points (-0.95%), the NASDAQ Composite Index declined by 0.87 point (-0.059%), and the S and P 500 Index lost 6.07 points (-0.73%).
Summary of The U.S. Markets for Today:
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DJIA: Closed @ 8,000.86 (-148.15)
NASDAQ: Closed @ 1,476.42 (-31.42)
S and P 500: Closed @ 825.88 (-19.26)
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NYMEX Crude Oil for Future Delivery closed @ $41.68/barrel
NY Spot Gold closed @ $927.10/ounce
In New York, The U.S. Dollar buys 0.7805 Euros
In New York, The Euro buys 1.2812 U.S. Dollars
The Target Range for the Fed Funds Rate is 0% - 0.25%
Ten-Year Treasury Note Yield is currently @ 2.844%
For the week, the DJIA lost 76.70 points (-0.95%), the NASDAQ Composite Index declined by 0.87 point (-0.059%), and the S and P 500 Index lost 6.07 points (-0.73%).
Summary of The U.S. Markets for Today:
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DJIA: Closed @ 8,000.86 (-148.15)
NASDAQ: Closed @ 1,476.42 (-31.42)
S and P 500: Closed @ 825.88 (-19.26)
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NYMEX Crude Oil for Future Delivery closed @ $41.68/barrel
NY Spot Gold closed @ $927.10/ounce
In New York, The U.S. Dollar buys 0.7805 Euros
In New York, The Euro buys 1.2812 U.S. Dollars
The Target Range for the Fed Funds Rate is 0% - 0.25%
Ten-Year Treasury Note Yield is currently @ 2.844%
Labels: djia, nasdaq, s_and_p_500, stock_market, stocks, weekly_numbers
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posted by Steve Brown | 1/30/2009 10:03:00 PM
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