(Richard Drew/AP)U.S. markets trimmed 2018 losses in a Monday rally, but it was not enough to prevent the worst yearly decline for stocks since 2008. All three major indexes finished 2018 in the red during the finale of a tumultuous year. The Dow Jones industrial average closed the last day of 2018 at 23,32.467, up 265.06 points, or 1.1 percent, on the day. One measure of market volatility is the intraday swings in stock prices. In 2018 there were 110 market swings of 1 percent in the S&P, compared with only 10 in 2017.

Source: Washington Post December 31, 2018 20:34 UTC