国际英语资讯:Wall Street tumbles in panic selling amid COVID-19 crisis
<p><span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="YORK">YORK</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 18-- <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="sank">sank</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="volatile">volatile</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dow">Dow</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Dow">Dow</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="Industrial">Industrial</span> <span word="Average">Average</span> <span word="decreased">decreased</span> 1,338.46 <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="or">or</span> 6.30 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="to">to</span> 19,898.92, <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="below">below</span> 20,000 <span word="since">since</span> <span word="February">February</span> 2017. <span word="The">The</span> 30-<span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="cratered">cratered</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2,300 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="lows">lows</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="S">S</span>&<span word="P">P</span> 500 <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="at">at</span> 2,398.10, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="December">December</span> 2018. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Nasdaq">Nasdaq</span> <span word="Composite">Composite</span> <span word="Index">Index</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="back">back</span> 344.94 <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="or">or</span> 4.70 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="to">to</span> 6,989.84.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="averages">averages</span> <span word="wiped">wiped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="inauguration">inauguration</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> 11 <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="S">S</span>&<span word="P">P</span> 500 <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="lower">lower</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="down">down</span> 14.28 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>-<span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="group">group</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="worries">worries</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="weaker">weaker</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="coupled">coupled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="price">price</span>-<span word="war">war</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weigh">weigh</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="Intermediate">Intermediate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="decreased">decreased</span> 24.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="at">at</span> 20.37 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Mercantile">Mercantile</span> <span word="Exchange">Exchange</span>, <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 20, 2002, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Dow">Dow</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="Market">Market</span> <span word="Data">Data</span>.</p><p><span word="Brent">Brent</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="down">down</span> 13.4 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="at">at</span> 24.88 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="ICE">ICE</span> <span word="Futures">Futures</span> <span word="Exchange">Exchange</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="May">May</span> 2003.</p>
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