<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishThamani ya jumla ya hisa za kaya ilipungua kwa karibu 18 katika mwaka 2000, na hisa kama sehemu ya jumla ya mali ya hisa ilipungua hadi chini ya 24.  <response>: The total value of households stock holdings declined by nearly 18 percent in 2000, and stocks as a share of households total assets declined to less than 24 percent. 