The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2,352.6 points, or 9.99%, to 21,200.62, the S&P 500 lost 260.74 points, or 9.51%, to 2,480.64
For many investors, Wall Street's recent deep losses are marking the end of the longest S&P 500 bull market on record
The benchmark S&P 500 index was 17.6 per cent below its all-time peak hit on Feb. 19
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 286.22 points, or 1.20 per cent, at 24,137.24, and the S&P 500 was up 40.30 points
Benchmark 10-year US Treasury yields briefly sank to 0.318 per cent, a record low
A 7% decline in the S&P 500 triggered a 15 minute trading pause shortly after the market opened
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 256.23 points to 25,865.05, the S&P 500 lost 51.54 points to 2,972.4 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 162.98 points, or 1.87%, to 8,575.62
Brent crude was trading at $46.36/barrel (down 7.84 per cent) at 11.46 pm IST.
The S&P index recorded two new 52-week highs and 135 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded eight new highs and 415 new lows.
The benchmark index, however, is still about 7.5% below its record close on Feb. 19 and fears about the economic fallout remain at the forefront of investors' minds
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 181.15 points, or 0.71%, at the open to 25,590.51
The S&P 500 index dropped 11.5% last week as the virus accelerated beyond China's borders, the worst weekly drop since the 2008 global financial crisis
Wall Street stocks tumbled in opening trading Friday, suffering another steep decline as fears of an economic slowdown due to coronavirus again pummeled global markets. Shortly after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down nearly 800 points, or 3.0 per cent, at 24,986.27. The index had shed more than 11 per cent this week heading into Friday's session. The broad-based S&P 500 sank 3.1 per cent to 2,887.31, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index plunged 3.3 per cent to 8,285.87.
Wall Street shares led the rout as the S&P 500 fell 4.42 per cent, its largest percentage drop since August 2011
All three major US indexes were set for their steepest weekly pullback since the global financial crisis, as new infections reported around the world surpassed those in mainland China.
The US stocks pared early losses, after the initial surge in angst (over the virus spread) that pushed US indices to their four-month lows. Bond yields remained at unprecedented levels.
The Nasdaq Composite dropped 236.74 points, or 2.64%, to 8,744.03 at the opening bell
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 880.79 points, or 3.15%, to 27,080.01
A sell-off on Wall Street accelerated Tuesday afternoon as the Dow slumped more than two percent on mounting worries over the coronavirus. Near 1845 GMT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 27,390.27, down 2.0 per cent or about 570 points. The broad-based S&P 500 shed 1.9 per cent to 3,165.03, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 1.7 per cent to 9,067.84. Tuesday's declines add to the toll after major indices slumped more than three percent Monday in a rout precipitated by the spread of the virus beyond China. The declines came as US companies cited potential coronavirus impacts, including less spending from tourists and supply chain problems. "Bit by bit, US investors are seeing the prospects for global growth diminish," said Gregori Volokhine of Meeschaert Financial Services. "With the news of the last three or four days, it's hard to be optimistic." Mastercard slumped 5.3 per cent as it forecast that first-quarter sales growth would be two to three ...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 589.48 points, or 2.03%, at the open to 28,402.93