Live updates: Global stock markets end the day sharply lower
Stocks ended a turbulent trading session on a dour note as investors feared that the US economy is on shaky legs.
The Dow plunged 1,034 points, or 2.6%. The S&P 500 dived 3% and the Nasdaq Composite slid 3.4%.
The blue-chip Dow and benchmark S&P 500 index notched their biggest daily percentage loss since 2022, when the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate-hiking cycle helped send the S&P 500 into a bear market.
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