US Stock Market Update: Dow nosedives over 700 pts, S&P 500 below 6,050; Amazon falls 3%

US Stock Market In the present day, Dow Jones, S&P 500, Nasdaq: Wall Road benchmarks suffered heavy losses on Friday, with the blue-chip S&P 500 index shifting additional away from a file peak scaled this week, as a weaker-than-expected enterprise exercise studying sparked considerations about financial progress. That harm investor sentiment already battered by uncertainty round imminent commerce struggle after US President Donald Trump this week imposed an extra 10 per cent tariff on imports from China, whereas additionally saying 25 per cent tariffs on items from Mexico and non-energy imports from Canada.

US Stock Market on February 21 | Right here is how Dow Jones, S&P 500 & Nasdaq fared

The Dow Jones Industrial Common (DJIA) tanked as a lot as 728 factors, or 1.6 per cent, to 43,448.6, the S&P 500 fell 87 factors, or 1.4 per cent, to six,030.5 and the expertise scrips-heavy Nasdaq Composite slid to as little as 19,6223, down 339.4 factors, or 1.7 per cent, from its earlier shut. A sell-off throughout most sectors weighed on the US share market, with client discretionary, industrial, materials and power areas being the worst hit.

On the final depend, the DJIA was down 723.6 factors at 43,453 and the S&P 500 was down 86.3 factors at 6,031.3 whereas the Nasdaq was down 326.3 factors at 19,636.

The three major US fairness barometers had been on observe for a weekly decline, with heavyweights like Amazon.com and Walmart Inc being among the many high blue-chip losers.

High Dow Gainers vs Losers In the present day

As many as 22 Dow shares traded within the purple on the final depend in afternoon offers.

Now, let’s check out the US expertise pack. 

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High Nasdaq Gainers vs Losers

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With inputs from companies

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