Wall Street suffers October blues as benchmark S&P 500 snaps five-month win streak

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Oct. 31, 2024 5:55 PM ETS&P 500 Index (SP500), SPYXLU, IVV, RSP, XLE, XLV, XLB, XLF, XLI, XLK, XLP, XLY, SH, SSO, SDS, UPRO, VOO, XLRE, SPXU, XLCBy: Anuron Mitra, SA News Editor
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The S&P 500 (SP500) on Thursday slipped 0.99% for October to end at 5,705.39 points. Its accompanying SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) shed 0.89% for the same period.

The benchmark index’s negative finish snaps Wall Street’s five-month win streak. Traditionally, September has been the worst month