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Cheukyatming Posted 17 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
About a sentance in some finance news
"Five stocks fell for every one that rose on the New York Stock Exchange",
where volume came to 226.6 million shares, compared with 245.3 million at the same time on Wednesday
The quoted sentance I have read many times when I visit some finance website but I still dont know what is the meaning of "fell for every one that rose on..."
Thank you for your kind reply.
where volume came to 226.6 million shares, compared with 245.3 million at the same time on Wednesday
The quoted sentance I have read many times when I visit some finance website but I still dont know what is the meaning of "fell for every one that rose on..."
Thank you for your kind reply.
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The given quoted sentence means that the ratio of the number of stocks that fell to the number of stocks that rose is 5 : 1.
- The given quoted sentence means that the ratio of the number of stocks that fell to the number of stocks that rose is 5 : 1.
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The given quoted sentence means that the ratio of the number of stocks that fell to the number of stocks that rose is 5 : 1.
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