Stocks rise in final session of 2018 but log biggest annual decline in 10 years

Stocks ended increased in the final buying and selling session of the 12 months Monday, but logged Wall Street’s biggest annual decline since 2008. The S&P 500














SPX, +0.85%












rose round 21 factors, or 0.9%, to finish close to 2,507, in response to preliminary figures, whereas the Dow Jones Industrial Average














DJIA, +1.15%












rose round 265 factors, or 1.1%, to shut round 23,327. The Nasdaq Composite














COMP, +0.77%












rose round 51 factors, or 0.8%, to finish close to 6,635. For the 12 months, nevertheless, the S&P 500 fell 6.2%, the Dow dropped 5.6% and the Nasdaq Composite posted a 3.9% decline, the biggest yearly fall for all three in a decade.

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