Stock Market Gyrations Making You Dizzy? Get Used To It, Analysts Say
With the Dow swinging up and down hundreds of points in a day, investors are feeling queasy. One economist says uncertainty in the stock markets may mean turbulence will continue in the new year.
by Jim Zarroli
Dec 31, 2018
2 minutes
The stock market has left many investors struggling to catch their breath.
Just last Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained a record 1,086 points, after sliding 653 points on Christmas Eve. And there were many more days, when the markets swung by hundreds of points. In general, 2018 was a unusually bumpy year for markets.
And the gyrations are unlikely to end
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