U.S. Stocks Suffered The Worst Quarter Of 08 Years After &Nbsp; Dow Fell 30 On The 30 Day

Recent US financial market The turmoil has intensified, and the US stock market has been on a sharp 30 day. Plunge It ended the last trading day of "black September".

The three big indexes of the US stock market fluctuated sharply on the 30 day. Closing quotation The decline rapidly expanded. Investors have stepped up the sell-off, resulting in a downward trend in the market. Since the 30 day is also the last trading day of the third quarter of this year, it has considerable significance.

At the close of the New York stock market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index of 30 industries fell 240.60 points over the previous trading day, closing at 10913.38 points, hitting 11000 points again, a decrease of 2.16%. The standard & Poor's 500 stock index fell 28.98 points to 1131.42 points, or 2.50%, while the NASDAQ composite index dropped by 65.36 points, or at 2415.40 points.

This month, US stocks remained very poor: in September, the Dow Jones index fell 6% and the NASDAQ index fell 6.4%. The standard & Poor's 500 stock index fell 7.2% this month.

From the third quarter's stock market data this year, the situation is even more grim: the Dow Jones index fell 12.1% in the quarter, the worst quarter since March 2009, while the NASDAQ and standard & Poor's index Decline Respectively, up to 12.9% and 14.3%, showing the worst since the fourth quarter of 2008.

The Chicago bourse market volatility index (VIX) has remained at a high level for the longest time since the 2008 financial crisis. The index is now up and down near 40, and has been above 30 for a long time since the beginning of August. This shows that the volatility of the market remains violent and investors' panic has not been cut.

Commodity prices in the US market fluctuated sharply in September. International oil prices plummeted, and oil prices in New York dropped to below $80 a barrel on the 30 day. Oil prices in New York fell by nearly 11% in September and 17% in the third quarter.

International gold prices in September were also very large. Gold prices in the New York market have dropped below $1800 an ounce and $1700 a month, and are currently hovering above $1600. Data show that in September gold futures plunged 209.4 U.S. dollars, or 11.4%.

Some analysts pointed out that the collapse of international oil prices was mainly due to the economic weakness and the lack of demand expectations. Oil prices may also face further downward trend. The collapse of international gold prices is largely the result of market speculation, and the trend of further reversal of gold prices is obvious.

In the peripheral market, the main European countries such as the UK, France, Germany and other European markets also ended the "black September" transaction with a sharp fall. Most notably, the euro zone benchmark index Storck 600 index (Stoxx Europe 600 Index) fell 17.1% in the third quarter, indicating that investors are still very concerned about the European debt crisis.