Stocks slumped on Thursday after Russia invaded Ukraine, sending the Nasdaq index into what’s known as a “bear market.”
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 700 points, or 2.2%, while the S&P 500 fell 1.6% as of mid-morning trading.
The Nasdaq, which is heavily made up of technology companies, fell 1%, after earlier entering a bear market.
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