US: Dow ends -2.4%, Nasdaq -3.6% on mounting economic worries

[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks plunged on Monday in the latest rout following Russia's attack on Ukraine as worries mount that spiking commodity prices will slow the economy.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dove 2.4 per cent, a loss of nearly 800 points, to finish at 32,817.38.

The broad-based S&P 500 sank 3.0 per cent to end at 4,201.08, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite tumbled 3.6 per cent to 12,830.96. AFP