US: Stocks end again with deep losses, Dow -2.1%

[NEW YORK] US stocks tumbled for a second straight session on Thursday as volatility reigned on Wall Street amid worries about higher interest rates and trade wars.

At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 25,049.65, down 2.1 per cent or 545 points, bringing its losses for the week to more than five per cent.

The broad-based S&P 500 also dropped 2.1 per cent to 2,728.26, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index fell 1.2 per cent to 7,330.26.

AFP