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U.S. Stocks Move Sharply Lower Amid Worries About New Covid Variant

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Stocks have moved sharply lower in morning trading on Friday as trading resumes following the Thanksgiving Day holiday on Thursday. With the steep drop on the day, the Dow has tumbled to its lowest intraday level in over a month.

The major averages have seen further downside in recent trading, falling to new lows for the session. The Dow is down 915.43 points or 2.6 percent at 34,888.95, the Nasdaq is down 256.28 points or 1.6 percent at 15,588.95 and the S&P 500 is down 90.33 points or 1.9 percent at 4,611.13.

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