Oil Falls to 12-Year Low

The spot price for West Texas Intermediate closed today at $33.97 per barrel. That was one penny below the close from February 12, 2009. Before that, we have to go back February 10, 2004.

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The Dow closed lower today than where it was exactly 19 months ago. The S&P 500 High Beta index is technically in a bear market (more than 20% off its high). The index is now down 22.09% while the S&P 500 Low Vol index is down a scant 3.36%.

Here’s a list of country ETFs that were at or very near new lows today.

Brazil
Russia
Norway
Greece
Canada
France
Malaysia
Netherlands
Poland
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
Thailand
United Kingdom

Posted by on January 6th, 2016 at 5:40 pm


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