Markets Thursday, 12/18/2008

Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:31:05 -0500

| Dow : 8604.99 down 219.35 | S & P : 885.28 down 19.14
| NASDAQ: 1552.37 down 26.94 | Bond (10Y): 2.07%, 114.94

MARKETS:
Stocks plunge at the end of day
After flip-flopping most of the session, Wall Street falls sharply;
the Dow plunges more than 200 points, one day ahead of a slew of
options expirations.