Dow down -4.5%.
The US stocks are weakening into the close.
The snapshot with 35 minutes left of trading in the day is showing:
- The S&P index down -99.49 points or -4.32% at 2205.43. The earlier low reached 2191.86
- The Dow is down -862.68 points or -4.5% at 18311.30
- The Nasdaq is fairing better but is still down -136.54 points or -1.99% at 6742.87.