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Stocks Lower After Day of Wild Swings

On Friday, the Dow closed down about 100 points, its eighth consecutive decline.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Between the start and the finish was a day in which the Dow Jones industrial average swung 1,000 points and a wild final hour in which the market moved from almost 400 points down to 300 points higher, only to close down 128 points or 1.4 percent.
The broader Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index fell 10.70 points or 1.1 percent. The technology heavy Nasdaq finished slightly higher.

Source: New York Times

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