April 06, 2018 - 1:32 PM
Stocks ended the week the way they began it: tumbling as investors worry that tariffs and harsh words between the U.S. and China will touch off a trade war that derails the global economy. That came with the U.S. considering duties on an additional $100 billion in goods imported from China.
On Friday:
The S&P 500 index gave up 58.37 points, or 2.2 per cent, to 2,604.47.
The Dow Jones industrial average shed 572.46 points, or 2.3 per cent, to 23,932.76.
The Nasdaq composite tumbled 161.44 points, or 2.3 per cent, to 6,915.11.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks slipped 29.63 points, or 1.9 per cent, to 1,513.30.
For the week:
The S&P 500 lost 36.40 points, or 1.4 per cent.
The Dow fell 170.35 points, or 0.7 per cent.
The Nasdaq skidded 148.33 points, or 2.1 per cent.
The Russell 2000 declined 16.13 points, or 1.1 per cent.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is down 69.14 points, or 2.6 per cent.
The Dow is down 786.46 points, or 3.2 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 11.72 points, or 0.2 per cent.
The Russell 2000 is down 22.21 points, or 1.4 per cent.
News from © The Associated Press, 2018