NEW YORK — The average U.S. stock market index fell about 0.5% Monday.That was about a tenth of a percentage point lower than the 0.6% drop last week.The Dow Jones industrial average fell about 566 points.The S&P 500 index fell 0.8%.The Nasdaq composite fell about 1%.The Russell 2000 fell 0 .2%.The Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Markets have been hammered by the rout in the U.K. and European markets, which have plunged over the past week, wiping out about $2 trillion in market value.The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 400 points, or 1.7%, to 24,906.25, the S&P 500 lost nearly 20 points, down more than 2%, to 2,527.71 and…
The Indian stock market is one of the world’s most successful.It has enjoyed more than half a century of growth and has seen its stock prices soar more than 20 per cent since its inception in 1957.Its performance has been supported by a strong domestic and global economy.This year, however, it is being targeted by…