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Urgent: Dow plunges over 500 points on rising yields

Xinhua,February 09, 2018 Adjust font size:

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks tumbled again around midday on Thursday, with the Dow sinking over 500 points, as the rise in yields continued to weigh on the market.

Around midday, the Dow slumped 2.05 percent, and the S&P 500 dropped 1.67 percent, while the Nasdaq lost 1.84 percent. Enditem