After moving sharply lower early in the session, stocks continue to see significant weakness in afternoon trading on Tuesday. The major averages have more than offset the gains posted in the previous session, falling to their worst intraday levels in over three months.
The major averages have seen further downside in recent trading, hitting new lows for the session. The Dow is down 393.85 points or 1.2 percent at 33,613.03, the Nasdaq is down 195.76 points or 1.5 percent at 13,075.56 and the S&P 500 is down 60.37 points or 1.4 percent at 4,277.07.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.