Wall Street slumps at open as investors wary of U.S. response to virus - Investing.com

© Reuters. A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York

(Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell sharply at the open on Wednesday as investors were skeptical about President Donald Trump's stimulus plan to combat the coronavirus epidemic.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average () fell 413.53 points, or 1.65%, at the open to 24,604.63 and the S&P 500 () opened lower by 56.63 points, or 1.96%, at 2,825.60.

The Nasdaq Composite () dropped 208.01 points, or 2.49%, to 8,136.25 at the opening bell.

Disclaimer: Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. All CFDs (stocks, indexes, futures) and Forex prices are not provided by exchanges but rather by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual market price, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Therefore Fusion Media doesn`t bear any responsibility for any trading losses you might incur as a result of using this data.

Fusion Media or anyone involved with Fusion Media will not accept any liability for loss or damage as a result of reliance on the information including data, quotes, charts and buy/sell signals contained within this website. Please be fully informed regarding the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, it is one of the riskiest investment forms possible.

Let's block ads! (Why?)

https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMifWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmludmVzdGluZy5jb20vbmV3cy9zdG9jay1tYXJrZXQtbmV3cy9zdG9jay1mdXR1cmVzLWZhbGwtYXMtaW52ZXN0b3JzLXNlZWstc3RpbXVsdXMtdG8tY29tYmF0LXZpcnVzLXNwcmVhZC0yMTA2OTI00gEA?oc=5

2020-03-11 13:54:19Z
52780659026826