Market Watch Oct 2, 2019
Dow down 3.1% so far this quarter, wiping out the 1.2% gain last quarter, but remains up 11.8% for the yearU.S. stocks continued their slide Wednesday and posted the worst start to a quarter since 2008, with data showing slower job creation adding to concerns about a weakening manufacturing sector as President’s Trump’s trade policies take their toll.
Automobile manufacturers stocks fell after quarterly sales reports from Ford and General Motors added to concern over profit margins in the industry. All 11 S&P 500 sectors were down with industries sensitive to economic growth dropping most. The last time all 11 sectors fell for two straight days was December 24, 2018.
What did major stock indexes do?Late afternoon the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.86% fell 494.42 points, or 1.86%, to 26,078 while the S&P 500 index SPX, -1.79% lost 52.64 points or 1.79% to 2,887.61. The Nasdaq COMP, -1.56% fell 123.44 points, or 1.56%, to 7,785.25.
The Dow and S&P 500 are now both below their 100-day moving averages.
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