WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Consumer sentiment eroded slightly in December, according to researchers at the University of Michigan on Friday.
The consumer sentiment index fell to 90.2 in December from 92.1 in November.
The decrease was unexpected.
The consensus forecast of Wall Street economists who had expected sentiment to rise to 92.4.
And that's why the overall Market started to fall like a ROCK, as soon as this report was released!...The Dow was up over 20 points, and now it's down over 20 points...
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