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Urgent: U.S. stocks open sharply lower as Britain votes to quit EU

Xinhua, June 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

U.S. stocks opened sharply lower Friday following global rout, after Britain voted to leave the European Union in a historic referendum.

Shortly after the opening bell, the Dow tumbled 2.22 percent, and the S&P 500 slumped 2.01 percent, while the Nasdaq plunged 3.80 percent. Endi