Dow Jones: Percent and Points

dow jones: US stocks ended lower on Thursday, as investors weighed mixed US economic data and the European Central Bank's moves to cut its economic growth forecast for 2019, stoking anxiety over a worsening global economy, according to Global Times China. The Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 200.23 points, or 0.78 percent, to 25,473.23. Shares of SINA Corporation and Ctrip International fell 6.18 percent and 5.42 percent, respectively, leading the losers in the top 10 stocks of the index. The S&P 500 decreased 22.52 points, or 0.81 percent, to 2,748.93. The Cboe Volatility index, widely considered the best fear gauge in the stock market, rose 5.4 percent to 16.59 on Thursday. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 84.46 points, or 1.13 percent, to 7,421.46. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.