Energy companies led the decline. Financial stocks also fell sharply after investors weighed quarterly earnings from several big banks. Bond prices rose, sending yields lower.
On Thursday:
The
The Dow Jones industrial average slid 138.61 points, or 0.7 percent, to 20,453.25.
The Nasdaq composite lost 31.01 points, 0.5 percent, to 5,805.15.
The Russell 2000 index of small-company stocks gave up 13.96 points, or 1 percent, to 1,345.24.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is down 26.59 points, or 1.1 percent.
The Dow is down 202.85 points, or 1 percent.
The Nasdaq is down 72.66 points, or 1.2 percent.
The Russell 2000 is down 19.32 points, or 1.4 percent
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 90.12 points, or 4 percent.
The Dow is up 690.65 points, or 3.5 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 422.03 points, or 7.8 percent.
The Russell 2000 is down 11.89 points, or 0.9 percent
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