250px|Logarithmic graph of the Dow from January 2000 through December 2008 Three major US stock market indexes closed at their lowest levels in over a decade on Monday, amidst declining investor confidence and worries that the government will nationalize the banks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 3.41\%, or 251.4 points, to end the day at 7,114.3, its lowest level since October 1997. The Nasdaq index lost 53.5 points, or 3.71\%, closing at 1,387.7. The Standard and Poor's 500 index lost 26 points or 3.5\% to a level of 743.33, its lowest level since April 1997. The Russel 2000 Index of smaller companies dropped by four percent. The three stock market indexes have been falling for the last six days   .
250px|Logarithmic graph of the Dow from January 2000 through December 2008 Three major United States stock market indexes closed at their lowest levels in over a decade on Monday, amidst declining investor confidence and worries that the government will nationalize the banks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 3.41\%, or 251.4 points, to end the day at 7,114.3, its lowest level since October 1997. The Standard and Poor's 500 index lost 26 points or 3.5\% to a level of 743.33, its lowest level since April 1997. The Russel 2000 Index of smaller companies dropped by four percent. The three stock market indexes have been falling for the last six days . The Nasdaq Composite index lost 53.5 points, or 3.71\%, closing at 1,387.7. However, the index remained above its November 20, 2008 low of 1316.12 .
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The Nasdaq Composite index lost 53.5 points, or 3.71\%, closing at 1,387.7. However, the index remained above its November 20, 2008 low of 1316.12