A surprise price war between oil producers Saudi Arabia and Russia, compounded by intense investor anxiety over the continued spread of the coronavirus, triggered massive market losses on Monday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 7.8%, or 2,014 points, the S&P 500 lost 7.6%, and the Nasdaq Composite lost 7.3%., which halts trading for 15 minutes to prevent stocks from free-falling and give investors a chance to reassess. The yield on the 10-Year U.S. Treasury bond plummeted to below 0.4%, signaling that investors are continuing to flee risky assets like stocks in favor of safer ones like bonds and gold.
Oil prices plummeted by more 20% during the day, seeing their worst drop since the Gulf War in 1991; the financial services sector also suffered, with shares of JPMorgan down nearly 13% and the Financial Select Sector ETF falling 10%. Shares of Clorox hit a new 52-week high of $177 per share on Monday as investors flocked to the producer of cleaning products and disinfectants. to levels not seen in 30 years after it could not convince Russia to agree to production cuts. The 14 members of OPEC along with some non-members, including Russia, met last week to discuss how to respond to the lagging demand caused by the spreading coronavirus.
ChiefOjukwu theothersarahh This day will go down in history 😂
theothersarahh It's time to slowly take 6 deep breathes and slowly exhale each breath .
theothersarahh Don't forget Big Oil's big debt. Its day is done.
theothersarahh Surprise price war
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