Baku - APA-Economics. The Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 16,715.86, down 276.05 points (1.62 per cent), Sydney Morning Herald reported.
The broad-based S&P 500 fell 29.95 (1.52 per cent) to 1,934.87, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index sank 69.60 (1.56 per cent) to 4,385.20.
London's benchmark FTSE 100 index shed 1.04 per cent to end the day at 6,495.58 points.