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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMarket futures point to positive opening
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stock-futures-lower-as-market-readies-to-reopen-after-christmas-eve-meltdown-2018-12-26After crossing back and forth across the flat line, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YMH9, +0.95% were up 191 points, or 0.9%, to 21,891, while S&P 500 futures ESH9, +1.07% rose 23.3 points, or 1%, to 2,365, and Nasdaq-100 futures NQH9, +1.13% rose 61 points, or 1%, to 5,953.
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Another negative session Wednesday would mark five straight losing sessions, and last week marked the worst week of trading since the 2008 financial crisis. The Nasdaq officially entered bear-market territory on Friday, and is now off 23.6% from its record close set Aug. 29. The S&P is down 19.8% from its Sept. 20 record close, and the Dow has slid 18.8% from its Oct. 3 record close.
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Another negative session Wednesday would mark five straight losing sessions, and last week marked the worst week of trading since the 2008 financial crisis. The Nasdaq officially entered bear-market territory on Friday, and is now off 23.6% from its record close set Aug. 29. The S&P is down 19.8% from its Sept. 20 record close, and the Dow has slid 18.8% from its Oct. 3 record close.
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Market futures point to positive opening (Original Post)
Roland99
Dec 2018
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Takket
(21,625 posts)1. Bargain hunters moving in.
Squinch
(51,004 posts)2. At 8:20 that 191 is down to 150.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)3. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis suspends data during shutdown
Interesting
DJIA +1% so far
Roland99
(53,342 posts)4. markets are fat and happy today!