On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (INDEXDJX:.DJI) lost 158.20 points, or 1.2%, to end the day at 12938.11, suffering a five-day decline that has trimmed 374 points from the benchmark and led it to the worst level in a month. The index, which hit a two-month high as recently as last Tuesday, is currently down for this month, traditionally one of the strongest months of the year for stocks. With just one day left to 2012, the Dow so far has scored about 6 percent gain and all except 5 are on track to end the year in positive territory.[article_detail_ad_1]
Among the 30 stocks in the Dow, Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) is on track to be one of the worst performers in 2012 with a year-to-date performance of about -47%. The stock, as of Friday’s close, traded 21.67% up from its 52 week low and was -53.10% behind its 52 week high. Its latest closing price was -26.04% down from the SMA200 while the distance from SMA 50 and SMA 20 was +0.04% and -2.02% respectively.
Another worst performing stock Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) has a performance down more than 13%. Its price, as of the latest close, was up 5.20% compared with the 52 week low and was -29.55% below the 52 week high. The stock’s latest closing price was -16.77% down from an average-price of 200 days while it kept its distance from the SMA 50 at -2.13% and -0.69% compared with the SMA 20.
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) so far this year has moved down around 10% and its monthly performance stands at +2.13%. The stock was 6.07% up compared with the 52 week low and was -11.58% below the 52 week high. Its latest closing price was -2.15% down from an average-price of 200 days while it kept its distance from the SMA 50 at +0.22% and -1.31% compared with the SMA 20.
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) has shown a downtrend of about 4% this year with a monthly performance of +2.79% and 3-month performance up +1.02%. Its latest closing price was -2.56% down from an average-price of 200 days while it maintained a distance from the SMA 50 at +1.93% and -0.39% compared with the SMA 20. The stock was up 12.97% compared with the 52 week low and was -24.10% below the 52 week high.
Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA) so far this year edged down with its monthly performance standing at +1.19%. The stock was 7.45% up compared with the 52 week low and was -21.35% below the 52 week high. Its latest closing price was -4.15% down from an average-price of 200 days while it kept its distance from the SMA 50 at -0.88% and -1.19% compared with the SMA 20.