Stocks Tumble 724 Points On China Trade War Fears

MarketWatch reports:

The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished sharply lower as losses gathered steam Thursday, producing the worst loss in a single-session for the blue-chip gauge since Feb.8. Back then in early February, the Dow DJIA, -2.93% fell 1,033 points, or 4.2%, as inflation fears perked up.

Thursday’s downtrend, which was broad based, came as investors fretted about the effect of a potential trade war between China and the U.S. Recent reports of the resignation of President Donald Trump’s lead attorney, handling the Russia probe, also appeared to rattle investor confidence. The Dow closed down about 724 points, or 2.9%, at 23,958.