Friday, the Dow fell by 469.64 points (1.50%) for a 30,932,37 close, the NASDAQ ticked upwards by 72.91 points (0.56%) to end at 13, 192.34, and the S&P 500 gave up 18.19 points (0.48%) to 3,811.15. The Russell 2000 was basically unchanged, but up by 0.88 points (0.04%) to end at 2,201.05, and the Wilshire 5000 was down 120.72 points (0.30%) for a 40,508.68 close. The price of the 10-year Treasury note was up 31/32, decreasing its yield to 1.421%, and the price of the 30-year Treasury bond was up 1 27/32, lowering its yield to 2.132%.
WEEK’S WORTH: For the week ended February 26, the Dow declined by 1.78%, the S&P 500 lost 2.45%, and the NASDAQ was down 4.92%. The Russell 2000 declined by 2.90%, and the Wilshire 5000 fell by 2.87%.
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