{"id":14134,"date":"2011-10-31T15:12:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-31T15:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-headed-for-a-lower-finish-on-last-trading-day-of-the-month\/14134\/"},"modified":"2011-10-31T15:12:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-31T15:12:00","slug":"stocks-headed-for-a-lower-finish-on-last-trading-day-of-the-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-headed-for-a-lower-finish-on-last-trading-day-of-the-month\/14134\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks headed for a Lower Finish on Last Trading Day of the Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><br \/>\n<!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><br \/>\n<!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>Stocks have remained in red in late trading and are headed for a lower finish on the last trading day of what has been a good month for the U.S. equity market. Stocks are falling on worries about Europe\u2019s ability to deal with the debt crisis. The bankruptcy of MF Global Holdings Ltd. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=mf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: MF<\/a>) due to Europe\u2019s debt crisis has also raised worries about exposure of other U.S. financial institutions to debt of peripheral euro zone economies.<br \/>\n<span id=\"more-14134\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At last check, the <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\">Dow Jones<\/a> was trading 1.24% lower at 12,080.04, the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/sp500\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"snp500 today\">S&#038;P 500<\/a> was trading 1.34% lower at 1,267.81, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nasdaq\/today.aspx\">Nasdaq<\/a> was trading 1.02% lower at 2,709.31. <\/p>\n<p>Financial stocks are down sharply in trading today as investors worry about U.S. banks\u2019 exposure to euro zone debt. Among the major losers in the Financial sector today are Bank of America Corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=bac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: BAC<\/a>), which is currently trading 4.63% lower at $7.01, Citigroup Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: C<\/a>), which is currently trading 5.80% lower at $32.18, Morgan Stanley (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nyse\/today.aspx\">NYSE<\/a>: MS), which is currently trading 6.37% lower at $18.08 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nyse\/today.aspx\">NYSE<\/a>: GS), which is currently trading 3.96% lower at $111.27. <\/p>\n<p><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - in News 300 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5684630733\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>Other major losers in trading today are Sohu.com Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=sohu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: SOHU<\/a>), which is currently trading 11.38% lower at $61.15, Cobalt International Energy (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=cie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: CIE<\/a>), which is currently trading 7.21% lower at $10.42, NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=npsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: NPSP<\/a>), which is currently trading 31.19% lower at $5.34 and Changyou.com Limited (ADR) (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=cyou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: CYOU<\/a>), which is currently trading 12.37% lower at $26.29. <\/p>\n<p>Despite the sharp decline in the broad market, Humana Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nyse\/today.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"NYSE Today\">NYSE<\/a>: HUM) shares are climbing in trading today after the company announced its third-quarter financial results. At last check, Humana shares were trading 6.98% higher at $85.96. The stock touched a new 52-week high of $87.32 earlier today. <\/p>\n<p>The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SHAW) shares are also up sharply today. At last check, the stock was trading 6.40% higher at $23.60. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n<p>Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. An active market watcher and investor, Ed guides an independent team of experienced analysts and writes for multiple stock trader publications. He is widely quoted in various financial publications on the Internet. When Ed is not writing about stocks, investing in stocks, talking about stocks, or otherwise doing something stock related, he likes to go sailing and fishing in his yacht.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* 336x280, created 7\/9\/11 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3552319058\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 336;\ngoogle_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:11pt;\">&laquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/\">Return to Stock Market News<\/a> &laquo; <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stocks have remained in red in late trading and are headed for a lower finish on the last trading day 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