Dow Jones se derrumba 12.9% y Nasdaq cae 12.3%

El Dow Jones registró su peor baja desde el lunes negro de octubre de 1987

US-ECONOMY-NYSE — Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 16, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. - Trading on Wall Street was halted immediately after the opening bell Monday, as stocks posted steep losses following emergency moves by the Federal Reserve to try to avert a recession due to the coronavirus pandemic.Just after the opening bell, the S&P 500 was at 2,490.47, a drop of 8.1 percent and beyond the seven percent loss that automatically triggers a 15-minute trading halt. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP)
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Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 16, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. - Trading on Wall Street was halted immediately after the opening bell Monday, as stocks posted steep losses following emergency moves by the Federal Reserve to try to avert a recession due to the coronavirus pandemic.Just after the opening bell, the S&P 500 was at 2,490.47, a drop of 8.1 percent and beyond the seven percent loss that automatically triggers a 15-minute trading halt. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP)

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marzo 16, 2020 •

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WASHINGTON, EU. Wall Street tuvo una de las peores jornadas de su historia este lunes en medio del pánico ante el avance inexorable de la pandemia de coronavirus que por el momento derrota los esfuerzos masivos de los bancos centrales para tranquilizar a los mercados.

Según resultados provisorios de cierre, el índice principal Dow Jones Industrial Average se hundió 12.94%, en su peor baja desde el lunes negro de octubre de 1987. A 20.186,48 puntos se ubica en su nivel más bajo desde febrero de 2017.

Además, el tecnológico Nasdaq se derrumbó 12.32% a 6.904,59 puntos. NR