After stock markets all over the world suffered large declines Monday, the U.S. stock market opened the day down. The S&P was down over 4%, while the Nasdaq Composite opened down over 8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted nearly 1, 000 points before rebounding to being down by about 500 points around 10 a.m.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted nearly 1,000 points before rebounding by half.
The S&P was down over 4%, while the Nasdaq Composite opened down over 8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted nearly 1,000 points before rebounding to being down by about 500 points around 10 a.m.
The early fall continued whats been a weak year for U.S. stocks. The S&P 500 dropped over 5% last week and is now down almost 12% from its highs in May.
Chinese media called it Black Monday. While domestically listed stocks have only just swung negative for the year, theyre down over 20% in the last month. China seems to be at the epicentre of global growth concerns, Nomura analysts said in a note Monday. The equity market sell-off, followed by [foreign exchange] regime change and [currency] depreciation, have raised market concerns that a China hard landing could be upon us.
A widely watched measure of Chinese manufacturing strength fell unexpectedly sharply late last week, which only confirmed worries about the state of the countrys economy.
Chinas Stock Selloff Causes Markets To Plunge More Than 8%
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