(Globe and Mail) -- Enjoying September are you? Didn't think so.
Living up to its reputation as one of the cruellest months for stocks, September has a perfect score so far: Three days, three gut-twisting losses.
In the span of just 72 hours, the S&P/TSX composite index has plunged 957 points or 7 per cent, including a 324-point tumble Thursday that could have been much worse: At one point, the index was down as much as 428 points before a few brave – or reckless – bargain hunters stepped in.
“The sentiment has gone from euphoria to panic,” said John Stephenson, senior vice-president and portfolio manager at First Asset Investment Management.
“Right now people want out at any price.”
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