{"id":26642,"date":"2012-05-08T14:22:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T14:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-headed-for-a-sharply-lower-finish-2\/26627\/"},"modified":"2012-05-08T14:22:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T14:22:00","slug":"stocks-headed-for-a-sharply-lower-finish-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-headed-for-a-sharply-lower-finish-2\/26642\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks Headed for a Sharply Lower Finish"},"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--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>Stocks are headed for a sharply lower finish in trading today, with all three major indexes near session lows in late trading. Stocks have been pushed lower by rising worries about political uncertainty in Greece. Investors are worried that the political unrest in Greece will limit the county\u2019s ability to tackle the ongoing debt crisis.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-26642\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At last check, the <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\">Dow Jones<\/a> was trading 1.08% lower at 12,868.29, the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/sp500\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"snp500 today\">S&amp;P 500<\/a> was trading 1.09% lower at 1,354.81, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nasdaq\/today.aspx\">Nasdaq<\/a> was trading 1.11% lower at 2,924.90.<\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad code--><!--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>All sectors in the S&amp;P 500 are headed for a sharply lower finish in trading today. Energy stocks are leading the losses in the S&amp;P 500 in late trading. At last check, the sector was trading 2.41% lower. Basic Materials stocks are also down sharply in late trading. At last check, the sector was trading 2.08% lower. Consumer Cyclical stocks are currently trading 2.10% lower.<\/p>\n<p>Among the major losers in late trading today are Fossil Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=FOSL\">NASDAQ: FOSL<\/a>), which is currently trading 37.78% lower at $78.25, Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=SMG\">NYSE: SMG<\/a>), which is currently trading 16.75% lower at $45.79, MAKO Surgical Corp. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=MAKO\">NASDAQ: MAKO<\/a>), which is currently trading 35.72% lower at $26.61, and Rackspace Hosting Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nyse\/today.aspx\">NYSE<\/a>: RAX), which is currently trading 11.09% lower at $51.39.<\/p>\n<p>Among the major gainers in late trading today are Generac Holdings Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=GNRC\">NYSE: GNRC<\/a>), which is currently trading 26.26% higher at $29.02, Vitamin Shoppe Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=VSI\">NYSE: VSI<\/a>), which is currently trading 13.56% higher at $50.83, and OfficeMax Incorporated (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nyse\/today.aspx\">NYSE<\/a>: OMX), which is currently trading 11.14% higher at $4.89.<\/p>\n<p>European markets also fell sharply in trading today on worries about Greece. The FTSE 100 Index in London ended the day 1.78% lower at 5,554.55, and the CAC 40 Index in Paris ended the day 2.78% lower at 3,124.80.<\/p>\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-updates\/stocks-end-lower-on-euro-zone-worries-6\/26749\"><br \/>\nStocks End Lower on Euro Zone Worries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-updates\/stocks-pare-losses-but-still-in-red\/26733\"><br \/>\nStocks Pare Losses but Still in Red<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/gold-prices-touch-1585-an-ounce-level-silver-prices-extend-losses\/26716\"><br \/>\nGold Prices Touch $1585 an Ounce Level; Silver Prices Extend Losses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-updates\/stocks-lower-as-euro-zone-weakness-stokes-fear\/26715\"><br \/>\nStocks Lower as Euro-Zone Weakness Stokes Fear<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/hot-stocks-to-watch\/first-california-fcal-responds-to-pacwest-bancorps-unsolicited-proposal\/26705\"><br \/>\nFirst California &#8211; FCAL &#8211; Responds to PacWest Bancorp&#8217;s Unsolicited Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/hot-stocks-to-watch\/teva-pharmaceutical-teva-2012-is-off-to-a-good-start-for-teva\/26704\"><br \/>\nTeva Pharmaceutical  &#8211; TEVA &#8211; 2012 is off to a good start for Teva<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/kratos-defense-security-solutions-ktos-to-acquire-100-percent-of-the-stock-of-composite-engineering\/26703\"><br \/>\nKratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions &#8211; KTOS &#8211; To acquire 100 percent of the stock of Composite Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 are headed for a sharply lower finish in trading today, with all three major indexes near session lows in 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