Stocks attempted to recover from an early sell-off during trading on Thursday but pulled back once again to end the session sharply lower. The Dow recorded its biggest one-day point drop in history, tumbling to its lowest closing level in six months.
Going into the close, the major averages saw further downside, ending the session at their worst levels of the day. The Dow plunged 1,190.95 points or 4.4 percent to 25,766.64, the Nasdaq dove 414.30 points or 4.6 percent to 8,566.48 and the S&P 500 plummeted 137.63 points or 4.4 percent to 2,978.76.
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April 24, 2026 15:15 ET Economics news flow was relatively light this week even as the conflict in the Middle East continued, raising concerns for policymakers. In the U.S., spending data, initial jobless claims and pending home sales were the highlights. Business confidence in the biggest euro area economy was in focus in Europe. Inflation data from Japan gained attention in Asia.