Stocks enter correction territory over coronavirus fears

By Jay Heflin

Published February 27, 2020 2:39pm ET

Stocks enter correction territory over coronavirus fears — Specialist John Parisi works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. U.S. stocks slumped broadly on Wall Street Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 400 points and extending the market's recent string of losses. | (Richard Drew/AP)

U.S. stock markets plummeted Thursday, as the Dow Jones Industrial average dropped over 3% in mid-morning trading as investors braced for economic fallout from the spread of the coronavirus.

The index has dropped over 11% from its 52-week high that occurred on Feb. 12^th.

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