Final-Day Selloff Sends S&P 500 to First Yearly Drop Since 2011
S&P 500 in 2015: A Wild Ride to Nowhere
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The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index lost its grip on a fourth consecutive annual gain in the year’s final trading session, as technology shares led a decline in U.S. stocks paced by Apple Inc.
Apple fell for the fourth time in five days to extend its 2015 retreat to 4.6 percent, its worst since 2008. The year’s last day featured seesaw moves as energy producers in the benchmark index advanced with oil after erasing an early drop, though the group capped its biggest annual retreat in seven years.