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Urgent: U.S. stocks plunge on downbeat data

Xinhua, March 26, 2015 Adjust font size:

U.S. stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, with all the three major indices extending their losses into a third straight session, as data showed that U.S. manufacturing sector remained weak.

The Dow tumbled over 1.6 percent, and the S&P 500 dropped 1.5 percent, while the Nasdaq slumped 2.4 percent. Endite