Dow Negative During This Milennium

The Dow closed at 11,453.42 which means the index is now in the red for the millennium. The Dow closed December 31, 1999 at 11,497.12.

Of course, that doesn't include dividends. Over the last 8.5 years, dividends have added about 19.5% to the Dow's total return.

All 30 stocks were down today. In percentage terms, today was the third worst day for the Dow in the last five years. The 3.13% sell-off from three weeks ago was slightly worse. Today was the 10th 300+ point sell-off in the last twelve months.

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