Friday, the Dow was down by 414.23 points (1.81%) to close at 22,445.37, NASDAQ lost 195.41 points (2.99%) to finish at 6,332.99, and the S&P 500 declined by 50.84 points (2.06%) to 2,416.58. The Russell 2000 shed 33.92 points (2.56%) to finish at 1,292.09, and the Wilshire 5000 tumbled by 540.50 points (2.13%) to 24,792.89. The price of the 10-year Treasury note was up by 8/32, decreasing its yield to 2.781%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond was up by 15/32, decreasing its yield to 3.024%. WEEK’S WORTH: For the week ended December 21, the Dow was down by 6.87%, the S&P 500 fell by 7.05%, and the NASDAQ gave up 8.36%. The Russell 2000 fell by 8.42%, and the Wilshire 5000 declined by 7.31%.
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