Dow Jones ends 2.7% lower as increased virus cases slow US recovery

The broad-based S&P 500 slid 2.6 percent to 3,050.33, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index shed 2.2 percent to 9,909.17, retreating from a record. Numerous states in the western and southern United States have reported record coronavirus cases in recent days, prompting more local officials and private companies to freeze reopenings or retreat from prior steps to relaunch activity.

from Stocks-Markets-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3fWq6iW