U.S. stocks nosedive on virus fear, trading briefly suspended

U.S. stocks took a nosedive in New York on Monday with the Dow marking its largest single-day points drop amid growing concerns over the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the global economy.The 30-issue Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 2,013.76 points, or 7.79 percent, to end at 23,851.02. It was the sharpest decline since the Dow registered a 7.87 percent fall on Oct. 15, 2008, when the market was roiled in the global financial crisis.The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index shed 624.94 points, or 7.29 percent, to 7,950.68.Several minutes after the start of trading, the Dow fell over 1,8…READ FULL ARTICLE