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The New York Stock Exchange reopened that day following a nearly four-and-a-half-month closure since July 30, 1914, and the Dow in fact rose 4.4% that day (from 71.42 to 74.56). However, the apparent decline was due to a later 1916 revision of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which retroactively adjusted the values following the closure but ...
While the S&P 500 was first introduced in 1923, it wasn't until 1957 when the stock market index was formally recognized, thus some of the following records may not be known by sources. [ 1 ] Largest daily percentage gains [ 2 ]
Many oil and gas stocks have pulled back now that the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil (the U.S. benchmark) is hovering around $74 per barrel.
Exxon stock was down 4%, while Chevron's declined roughly 1% in mid-morning trading. Natural gas prices plummeted this past year, down roughly 34% year to date. But oil majors could benefit from ...
Bespoke’s Paul Hickey notes that the year-to-date increase in gas prices through March 7 was just 9.2% — only slightly ahead of the historical average of 8.3%.
However, it also was largely expected: Gas prices heated up last month as well. Energy goods and services prices shot up by 6.1% in August from July, according to the report.
Gas prices weren't the only segment within the energy index to fall. The fuel oil index decreased 4.5% in January. Natural gas increased 2%, and electricity jumped 1.2% on a month-over-month basis.
Oil prices dropped this week and that's hurting oil stocks.