Trump talks stocks amid coronavirus plunge
Coronavirus fears erased all the gains for the Dow and the S&P in 2020
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 registered their third-worst point drop in history on Monday as fears over the coronavirus spreading beyond China took its toll.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I:DJI | DOW JONES AVERAGES | 38460.92 | -42.77 | -0.11% |
| SP500 | S&P 500 | 5071.63 | +1.08 | +0.02% |
| I:COMP | NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX | 15712.748618 | +16.11 | +0.10% |
Shortly after the Dow closed 1,031.61 points lower, President Trump, in a tweet, insisted the virus is under control and any selloff today is likely an opportunity.
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"The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries. CDC & World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market starting to look very good to me!" he tweeted during his historic trip to India.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged by as many as 1,080 points, or 3.7 percent intraday, before trimming its losses while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell by as much as 3.5 percent and 4 percent, respectively.
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The point drop for the Dow and S&P, now in negative territory for 2020, was the largest since February of 2018. For the Nasdaq it was the steepest point decline since December of 2018.