The 4 Stocks That Sank Monday’s Market

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December 8, 2014: Markets opened lower on Monday after Japan reported a lower-than-expected revision to third-quarter GDP and the European Central Bank does not appear to have any interest in quantitative easing. Crude oil prices took another jolt on Monday to post yet another 5-year low below $63 a barrel. Shortly before the closing bell the DJIA traded down 0.62% for the day, the S&P 500 traded down 0.79%, and the Nasdaq Composite traded down 0.96%.

The DJIA stock posting the largest daily loss ahead of the close Monday was McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) which traded down 3.91% at $92.53. The stock’s 52-week range is $89.34 to $103.78. Trading volume was 60% higher than the daily average of around 6 million shares. The company reported dreadful same-store sales results for November.

Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) traded down 3.75% at $106.71. The stock’s 52-week range is $106.41 to $135.10. Trading volume was about 30% above the daily average of around 7.6 million shares. Still-falling oil prices continue to push down energy sector stocks and size is no insulator against shareholders wanting to sell.

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) traded down 3.30% at $95.52. The stock’s 52-week range is $84.84 to $111.46. Volume was about equal to the daily average of around 5 million shares. The company had no specific news today.

Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) traded lower by 2.28% at $91.68. The stock’s 52-week range is $86.91 to $104.76. Volume was about equal to the daily average of around 13 million shares. The five-year low crude price simply battered oil stocks today.

Of the Dow 30 stocks 15 are set to close lower today and 15 are on track to close higher.

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Paul Ausick has been writing for a673b.bigscoots-temp.com for more than a decade. He has written extensively on investing in the energy, defense, and technology sectors. In a previous life, he wrote technical documentation and managed a marketing communications group in Silicon Valley.

He has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Chicago and now lives in Montana, where he fishes for trout in the summer and stays inside during the winter.

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