Dow seeing worst day of year after Obama win
The Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU -2.29% fell sharply Wednesday, on target for its worst day of the year following President Obama’s re-election.
The index INDU -2.29% fell 300 points, or 2.25%, to 12,946 in recent action. The percentage decline would be the worst one-day slide of the year for the Dow if it closes at these levels.
The Dow’s 6-4 over the past 10 trading sessions. Its best day of the year was June 6 when it rose 2.4%.
Here are the Dow’s 10 worst days of the year, based on data compiled from Factset.
DJ Industrial Average’s worst days in 2012 through Nov. 6:
6/01/2012 -2.22%
6/21/2012 -1.96%
10/23/2012 -1.82%
4/10/2012 -1.65%
3/06/2012 -1.57%
10/19/2012 -1.52%
5/30/2012 -1.28%
5/04/2012 -1.27%
5/17/2012 -1.24%
6/11/2012 -1.14%