Trading Dwindles as U.S. Stocks Revive Rally: Chart of the Day
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U.S. stock trading has dwindled throughout most of the current bull market, and the slump is accelerating as prices rebound from losses earlier this year.
The CHART OF THE DAY compares the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index with daily share trading in exchange-listed companies, as compiled by Bloomberg, during the past two years. The latter is represented by a 200-day moving average, which smoothes out day-to-day swings in buying and selling.