LONDON – World stocks extended a steep sell-off on Friday as the threat of a U.S. government shutdown and further hikes in U.S. borrowing costs compounded investor anxieties over the trajectory of global economic growth.

First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC) had a rough trading day for Wednesday December 19 as shares tumbled 5.44%, or a loss of $-1.31 per share, to close at $22.77. After opening the day at $24.09, shares of First Financial Bancorp. traded as high as $24.21 and as low as $22.73. Volume was 799,662 shares over 6,845 trades, against an average daily volume of n/a shares and a total float of 97.91 million.

Weyerhaeuser Company (WY) traded on unusually high volume on Dec. 19, as the stock lost 1.86% to close at $23.20. On the day, Weyerhaeuser Company saw 10.47 million shares trade hands on 54,180 trades. Considering that the stock averages only a daily volume of 5.17 million shares a day over the last month, this represents a pretty significant bump in volume over the norm.

B. Riley Financial Inc. (RILY) had a rough trading day for Wednesday December 19 as shares tumbled 5.1%, or a loss of $-0.81 per share, to close at $15.08. After opening the day at $15.88, shares of B. Riley Financial Inc. traded as high as $15.89 and as low as $15.01. Volume was 146,347 shares over 1,107 trades, against an average daily volume of n/a shares and a total float of 26.55 million.

Hecla Mining Company (HL) had a rough trading day for Wednesday December 19 as shares tumbled 7.09%, or a loss of $-0.18 per share, to close at $2.36. After opening the day at $2.56, shares of Hecla Mining Company traded as high as $2.62 and as low as $2.35. Volume was 7.06 million shares over 17,839 trades, against an average daily volume of 5.43 million shares and a total float of 480.2 million.

AAR Corp. (AIR) had a good day on the market for Tuesday December 18 as shares jumped 6.59% to close at $42.36. About 383,549 shares traded hands on 4,590 trades for the day, compared with an average daily volume of 246,080 shares out of a total float of 35.04 million. After opening the trading day at $40.10, shares of AAR Corp. stayed within a range of $42.57 to $40.10.

AppFolio Inc. (APPF) had a good day on the market for Tuesday December 18 as shares jumped 5.41% to close at $59.07. About 206,705 shares traded hands on 2,304 trades for the day, compared with an average daily volume of n/a shares out of a total float of 34.25 million. After opening the trading day at $56.56, shares of AppFolio Inc. stayed within a range of $59.18 to $56.30.

Otonomy Inc. (OTIC) had a rough trading day for Tuesday December 18 as shares tumbled 5.02%, or a loss of $-0.11 per share, to close at $2.08. After opening the day at $2.21, shares of Otonomy Inc. traded as high as $2.23 and as low as $2.05. Volume was 204,374 shares over 1,012 trades, against an average daily volume of n/a shares and a total float of 30.63 million.

The spot price of gold has held above the $1,250 mark as investors await a key rate decision. Today the U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to raise the benchmark rate by 0.25% to 2.5%. President Trump has been critical of the Fed’s moves but there are no indications that the central bank will be allowing his rhetoric to influence its decision making. 

December 17 was a positive day for IAMGOLD Corporation (IMG:CA) as its stock finished the day having gained 6.19% to hit a price of $4.80 a share. The company reached a market cap of 2.24 billion and has 466.57 million shares outstanding. IAMGOLD Corporation is a component of the the S&P/TSX Composite Index.