Wall St. slumps at open as coronavirus fears intensify

U.S. stock indexes tumbled at the open on Wednesday, as investors fled to safe-haven assets following the first slide in U.S. private payrolls ...

REUTERS: U.S. stock indexes tumbled at the open on Wednesday, as investors fled to safe-haven assets following the first slide in U.S. private payrolls since 2017 and dire predictions on the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 689.78 points, or 3.15per cent, at the open to 21,227.38. The S&P 500 opened lower by 86.51 points, or 3.35per cent, at 2,498.08, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 240.60 points, or 3.12per cent, to 7,459.50 at the opening bell.

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