25 August,2015 06:35 AM IST | | Agencies
US stocks opened sharply lower yesterday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sliding below 16,000 for the first time since February 2014, as a rout in global markets continued to intensify
US stocks slide below 16,000 mark yesterday for the first time since February 2014.
New York: US stocks opened sharply lower yesterday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sliding below 16,000 for the first time since February 2014, as a rout in global markets continued to intensify.
US stocks slide below 16,000 mark yesterday for the first time since February 2014. FIle Pic/AFP
Shortly after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 829.79 points (5.04%), to 15,629.96. The S&P 500 dropped 91.72 points (4.65%), to 1,879.17. The Nasdaq Composite Index dived 283.27 points (6.02%), to 4,422.77.
European equities also dived yesterday following the previous session's deep decline, as the Stoxx Europe 600 was down over 6% and Germany's DAX fell 4%.
US stocks saw a heavy fall on Friday, with the Dow nosediving more than 500 points, as a broad-based heavy sell-off in global stock markets weighed on the US market.
The CBOE Volatility Index, often referred to as Wall Street's fear gauge, soared 46.45% to end at 28.03 on Friday.
Rule 48
Permits market makers on New York Stock Exchange to not disseminate price indications ahead of open trading. This rule was invoked for the first time in 18 years yesterday.
