Another Bad Quarter Comes To A Close

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CNBC runs down the sixth straight quarter of market declines. The damage incurred in the latest quarter is below:

Major Indices

  • Dow Industrials -14.29%
  • Dow Transports -24.98%
  • Dow Utilities -12.57%
  • S&P 500 -12.81%
  • Nasdaq Composite -4.77%
  • Russell 2000 -16.71%

S&P 500 Sectors

  • Tech +1.92%
  • Materials -3.58%
  • Telecom -8.59%
  • Healthcare -8.98%
  • Consumer Discretionary -9.37%
  • Consumer Staples -11.11%
  • Energy -11.65%
  • Utilities -13.30%
  • Industrials -22.60%
  • Financials -33.93%

Other Major Sector Indices

  • Gold Stocks +14.81%
  • Semis +8.14%
  • Retailers +4.25%
  • Oil Services +3.99%
  • Biotech -1.34%
  • Brokers -4.35%
  • Natural Gas Stocks -7.82%
  • Healthcare -9.07%
  • Consumer -10.77%
  • Drugs -11.22%
  • Housing -11.29%
  • Oil Stocks -13.36%
  • Cyclicals -21.13%
  • Defense -23.58%
  • Insurance -32.94%
  • REITs -39.03%
  • Airlines -40.97%
  • Banks -40.97%

The March rally offset the worst of those declines, though it appears to be losing steam under pressure in the banking and auto sectors.

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Kirk Shinkle is a senior editor at U.S. News. He writes daily about ups and downs in equity markets, sectors and stocks. Formerly, he covered business and economics on both coasts for Investor's Business Daily.

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