Friday, the Dow sagged 1,008.38 points (3.03%) to close at 32,283.40, the Nasdaq lost 497.56 points (3.94%) to 12,141.71 and the S&P 500 was down 141.46 points (3.37%) to 4,057.66. The Russell 2000 slipped 64.81 points (3.30%) to 1,899.83 and the Wilshire 5000 lost 1,406.51 points (3.35%) to close at 40,598.79.
The price of the 10-year Treasury note was unchanged and the yield decreased to 3.027%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond increased 32/32 bringing the yield down to 3.189%.
For the week ending August 26, the Dow decreased 4.22%, the Nasdaq fell 4.44%, and the S&P 500 lost 4.04%. The Russell 2000 was down 2.94%, and the Wilshire 5000 finished 3.77% lower.
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