Gamco Investors

The stock market is no place for the faint of heart these days — and local investors say it will take awhile for confidence to return.

Stocks had another wild day, but there was no big event, no surprise announcement behind the swings.

NEW YORK — Stocks ended an erratic session little changed Monday after investors spent the day tracking the euro's moves against the dollar. A drop and subsequent rebound in the euro steered the Dow Jones industrial average from a loss of 184 points at midday to a gain of almost 6 by the close. But three stocks fell for every two that rose on the New York Stock Exchange.