Global shares plunged in the fourth quarter. A toxic mix of slowing economic growth, an ongoing trade war between the US and China, as well as political instability in Europe poisoned risk appetite across the equity space. However, it seems to have been the Fed’s dogged determination to normalize monetary policy that set the stage for markets to truly care about these headwinds.

Energous Corporation (WATT) had a rough trading day for Friday December 28 as shares tumbled 16.62%, or a loss of $-1.17 per share, to close at $5.87. After opening the day at $6.90, shares of Energous Corporation traded as high as $7.25 and as low as $5.76. Volume was 7.15 million shares over 24,901 trades, against an average daily volume of n/a shares and a total float of 26.09 million.

Select Income REIT (SIR) had a rough trading day for Friday December 28 as shares tumbled 56.81%, or a loss of $-9.93 per share, to close at $7.55. After opening the day at $8.25, shares of Select Income REIT traded as high as $8.25 and as low as $7.44. Volume was 1.57 million shares over 9,216 trades, against an average daily volume of n/a shares and a total float of 89.55 million.

Dawson Geophysical Company (DWSN) had a good day on the market for Friday December 28 as shares jumped 6.06% to close at $3.50. About 165,158 shares traded hands on 720 trades for the day, compared with an average daily volume of n/a shares out of a total float of 22.94 million. After opening the trading day at $3.31, shares of Dawson Geophysical Company stayed within a range of $3.59 to $3.31.

Seaboard Corporation (SEB) traded on unusually high volume on Dec. 28, as the stock gained 1.14% to close at $3,558.96. On the day, Seaboard Corporation saw 1,086 shares trade hands on 412 trades. Considering that the stock averages only a daily volume of 439 shares a day over the last month, this represents a pretty significant bump in volume over the norm.

Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc. (IMH) had a good day on the market for Thursday December 27 as shares jumped 14.75% to close at $3.50. About 101,357 shares traded hands on 378 trades for the day, compared with an average daily volume of 35,143 shares out of a total float of 21.12 million. After opening the trading day at $3.05, shares of Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc. stayed within a range of $3.50 to $2.93.

December 27 was a positive day for Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (GTE:CA) as its stock finished the day having gained 6.07% to hit a price of $2.97 a share. The company reached a market cap of 1.16 billion and has 391.34 million shares outstanding. Gran Tierra Energy Inc. is a component of the the S&P/TSX Composite Index.

BENGALURU, Dec 27 – Gold rose on Thursday, supported by a weaker dollar and investors buying the metal to hedge against falling stock markets, keeping it near six-month highs hit in the previous session.

U.S. dollar nearly erases Wednesday’s gains

Hyundai Steel’s long products remain solid despite the slow domestic construction market, said Eugene Investment and Securities on Dec. 27 maintaining a “buy” recommendation and 55,000 won (US$49.01) target price.