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Worst S&P 500 performers In the first minutes of trading, 93% of the S&P 500 were down, with 71 stocks having fallen 4% or more. Here are the 20 stocks in the benchmark index showing the biggest declines early in the trading session:Click here Tomi Kilgore’s detailed guide to the wealth of information available for free on the MarketWatch quote page.
Nasdaq-100 The Nasdaq-100 Index includes the 100 largest stocks in the full Nasdaq Composite Index, excluding those in the financial sector. Here are the 10 worst performers among the Nasdaq-100 in the first few minutes of trading on Feb. 24: The Dow All 30 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average performed were down in the first minutes of trading on Feb. 24: