The Dow Jones industrial average recorded its lowest close in over six years Thursday evening, heavily dragged down by shares from the financial and technological sector.

Shares saw drops in Bank of America (BAC) and Citigroup (C) in the banking arena, and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) in the technology sector.

The Dow Jones lost 89.68 points, 1.2%, to end at 7,465.95.

The blue chips have fallen 9.8 percent in the last eight sessions.

It appears confidence in the market is just not reappearing, even with the new stimulus bill signed into law by U.S. President Barack Obama earlier this week.

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