US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St drops more than 1% as coronavirus fears grow


Reuters | Washington DC | Updated: 20-02-2020 22:18 IST | Created: 20-02-2020 22:14 IST
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St drops more than 1% as coronavirus fears grow
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U.S. stock indexes fell more than 1% on Thursday, with technology stocks among the hardest hit as investors weigh how bad the economic damage will be from the coronavirus outbreak as the number of cases rise outside of China.

At 11:36 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 328.03 points, or 1.12%, at 29,020.00 and the S&P 500 fell 38.45 points, or 1.14%, to 3,347.70. The Nasdaq Composite was down 157.28 points, or 1.60%, at 9,659.90.

 

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