Stocks were setting up for a fitting end to a roaring year of trading after an uncharacteristic limp into the finish.

Stocks were setting up for a fitting end to a roaring year of trading after an uncharacteristic limp into the finish.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indexes closed higher but off session highs Friday after a soft ...

The chart above from Bespoke Investment Group breaks down the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average on a monthly basis over the last 100, 50 and 20 years, highlighting December.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average went down 240.59 points or 0.5% to end at 44,401.93. The S&P 500 fell 37.42 points or 0.6% to close at 6,052.85. The Nasdaq Composite declined 123.08 points or 0.6 ...