How'd Your Week Go? Low-Vol Blowup, Stocks Jitters, in 5 Charts
- The S&P finished a record streak of days without a 5% drop
- The world’s largest ETF sees a $25 billion outflow in 6 days
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It was five days of high anxiety for U.S. equity investors. Here are five charts that show how bad it got.
The last time the S&P 500 Index had a 5 percent drop was when the U.K. voted to leave the European Union in summer 2016. It was a procession of sunny days since then -- a record 588 days without a 5 percent fall. The biggest selloff in almost seven years on Monday interrupted that streak of calm.