<< Read Full Article
<< Read Full Article
Updated from 4:08 p.m. EST
Stocks closed sharply lower Thursday as the assassination of Benazir Bhutto and weaker-than-expected domestic economic data kept buyers sidelined all session.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 192.08 points, or 1.42%, to 13,359.61, while the S&P 500 lost 21.39 points, or 1.43%, to 1476.27. The Nasdaq Composite was off 47.62 points, or 1.75%, at 2676.79.
Breadth was decidedly negative. On the New York Stock Exchange, 2.31 billion shares changed hands, and volume on the Nasdaq reached 1.40 billion shares. Losers outpaced winners 3 to 1. ...
Recent Comments
| Dow Jones | S&P 500 | NASDAQ | 10-Year Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,309.92 | 1,091.49 | 2,138.44 | 32.31 |
Oil *
77.12
|
|
DOWN
154.48
|
DOWN
19.14
|
DOWN
37.61
|
DOWN
0.48
|
10 Yr
3.23%
SPDR Gold
115.06
|
|
-1.48%
|
-1.72%
|
-1.73%
|
-1.46%
|
Data delayed 20 minutes |
Connect with TheStreet