US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St plunges as virus fears ramp up

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Wall Street's major indexes down more than 4% at close as virus fears grow

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 973.65 points, or 4.44%, to 20,943.51, the S&P 500 lost 114.09 points, or 4.41%, to 2,470.5 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 339.52 points, or 4.41%, to 7,360.58.

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