fall by (some amount)

fall by (some amount)

To decrease by a specific amount. Often used of stocks. The stocks market only fell by a few points today.
See also: by, fall
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

fall by (some amount)

[for an asset] to drop in value by a certain amount. The gas stocks fell by nearly 1.0 percent today. If the stock market falls by four hundred points, I'm going to jump off a cliff.
See also: by, fall
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • fall by
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • out of one's
  • (I've) got to go
  • #dead
  • deal stock
  • save someone's skin
  • (Have you) been OK?
  • other than