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What’s next after stock market’s drop? Here’s what history says

On average, the S&P 500 gains after a long period without a sharp stock-market decline

What’s next after stock market’s drop? Here’s what history says

What happens after the stock market suffers a sharp drop for the first time following a protracted period of quietude? That is precisely the question Wall Street investors may be pondering after Tuesday’s downdraft, MarketWatch reports.

It was the biggest daily decline for the US stock-index benchmarks since October 11 and resulted in the end of a 109-day streak of days without decline of at least 1%.

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