Stocks on Wall Street gave up early gains and ended slightly lower, extending a losing streak for the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index to a ninth day, the longest losing streak in 36 years. KEEPING SCORE The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index closed 0.2 percent lower. The VIX, a measure of volatility that is called Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” jumped 16 percent this week to its highest level since June. ASIA’S DAY The Nikkei 225 declined 1.3 percent in Japan, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng fell 0.2 percent. The euro rose to $1.1119 from $1.1109 and the dollar rose to 103.08 yen from 102.99 yen.

Source: New York Times November 04, 2016 14:07 UTC