Thursday, June 23, 2011

Stocks dip as traders start holiday


Stock prices declined moderately Friday in brisk trading before the July 4th holiday weekend. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 10.13 to 2,131.58; for the week, the average dropped 11.38 points. Robert Walsh, a money manager in Houston for Jenswold, King & Associates, said two factors accounted for yesterday's decline. "First, there was selling pressure created by profit-taking by institutions, which normally occurs immediately after the end of a quarter where stock prices have risen," he said. "Secondly, there was an absence of any meaningful new buying because of the preholiday atmosphere."

Full text: Star Tribune, Jul 2, 1988

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