Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photo: AFP
Dow Jones stocks close down more than 2,000 points, biggest point drop ever, on coronavirus fears, falling oil prices
- Coronavirus fears, joined by falling oil prices, crash US markets with worst single-day percentage loss since 2008
- The sell-off ‘is a mix of speculation and amplified panic that has been triggered by the coronavirus’, analyst says
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photo: AFP