AFP, New York :
Wall Street closed higher in the final session of 2018 on Monday, but the year proved to be the worst for US stocks since the financial crisis a decade ago.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.2 percent to close the year at 23,327.46 – which meant a loss of 5.6 percent from 2017.
The broad-based S&P 500 advanced 0.9 percent in the session to 2,506.85, a loss of 6.2 percent for the year.
The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 0.8 percent to end at 6,635.28 a decline of 3.9 percent for 2018.
Wall Street closed higher in the final session of 2018 on Monday, but the year proved to be the worst for US stocks since the financial crisis a decade ago.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.2 percent to close the year at 23,327.46 – which meant a loss of 5.6 percent from 2017.
The broad-based S&P 500 advanced 0.9 percent in the session to 2,506.85, a loss of 6.2 percent for the year.
The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 0.8 percent to end at 6,635.28 a decline of 3.9 percent for 2018.
