Stocks plunge as coronavirus fears throw Wall Street into bear market
By Sylvan Lane - 03/11/20 04:10 PM EDT
Stocks plunged on Wednesday as deepening concern about the potential economic toll of the coronavirus outbreak and uncertainty over the prospects for federal stimulus pushed Wall Street into bear market territory.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed with a loss of 1,466 points, falling 5.9 percent. The S&P 500 index fell 4.9 percent while the Nasdaq composite fell 4.7 percent.
Wednesday’s losses plunged the Dow to 23,553.42 points, 20 percent below its 52-week high of 29,551.42 set on Feb. 12, the threshold for entering a bear market. The S&P index has fallen barely under 20 percent from its 52-week high of 3,386.15 points on Feb. 19.
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