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• The short sale was barred at the 4 pm closing price during the regular session because it was on a downtick.
• The New York Stock Exchange's downtick rule seeks to stabilize the market by curbing stock index arbitrage trades.
• In the U.S.we have come to expect companies to lay off workers at every downtick in the economy.
• a downtick in profits
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Last week's accident caused barely a downtick in travel-agency airline bookings.
CNBC correspondents somberly reported each downtick in stock prices.
For example, suppose stock ABC previously traded at $10. If its next trade occurs at a price below $10, then ABC will be on a downtick.
биржевая сделка по ценам ниже тех, что были в последней аналогичной сделке
• A transaction in the stock market at a price below the price of the preceding transaction