US indices report worst week of performance since GFC

Nasdaq/Dow-Jones/s&p-500/Trump/correction/

28 February 2020
| By Laura Dew |
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US stockmarkets entered into correction territory on Thursday, having now fallen more than 10% from their record closes earlier this month, and reporting the worst week of performance since the Global Financial Crisis in 2008.

The Dow Jones suffered particularly badly with its biggest one-day points loss in its history at 1,200 points.

For the tech-heavy NASDAQ index, the 4.6% loss was the largest in eight years.

All three major indices, Dow Jones, NASDAQ and S&P 500, fell by more than 4.4% during the day.

The fall was triggered by fears the coronavirus was evolving into a global pandemic combined with a deterioration in market sentiment. There were widespread concerns in markets about the impact the coronavirus, which has killed around 2,000 people, would have on sectors such as tourism and aviation.

US President Trump held a press conference on Wednesday night and announced he had appointed Vice President Mike Pence to lead the US’ coronavirus response. Some 33 people in California tested positive for coronavirus and it was monitoring a further 8,400 for the disease.

US health secretary Alex Azar announced his priorities included better disease surveillance, local government response co-ordination, development of therapeutics and increased manufacturing of protective equipment of masks.

In Australia, the ASX 200 was relatively unscathed in comparison to its US counterparts, falling less than 1%.

 

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