Dow Falls Extra Than 200 Factors, Marks Longest Dropping Streak Since 1978

The star inventory index fell 267 factors, or 0.6%. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% and the vast majority of shares within the index fell. That is the twelfth consecutive day that the S&P has been in a unfavourable development, marking its longest such streak primarily based on obtainable information courting again to Dec. 31, 1999, in keeping with Dow Jones Market Information. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.3% after closing at a file excessive on Monday.