Wall Street Enters Bear Market With S&P 500 Down 20% on Year, Nasdaq Off Nearly 30%

© AP Photo / John MinchilloA Wall Street sign is shown in the Financial District, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in the Manhattan borough of New York.
A Wall Street sign is shown in the Financial District, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in the Manhattan borough of New York. - Sputnik International, 1920, 20.05.2022
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NEW YORK (Sputnik) - Wall Street entered bear market territory on Friday, with the S&P 500 index for the top 500 US stocks falling 20% on the year while Nasdaq Composite, the technology stocks barometer, showed a loss of nearly 30% for 2022.
In general market terminology, any asset down 20% from its most recent high or from a particular period like a quarter or year-end is defined as having entered a bear market. The S&P 500 was hovering at around 3,810 on Friday afternoon, down 20% from its December finish of 4,767. Nasdaq, which includes top technology names such as Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google, was at 11,042, down 29.2% from last year’s close of 15,645.
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