A Closer Look at the Stock Carnage -- WSJ

Dow Jones03-03

By Krystal Hur

Stocks tumbled broadly Tuesday, with fears regarding access to the Strait of Hormuz escalating.

Here's a closer look:

-- Major U.S. stock indexes slumped more than 2%. The Dow industrials fell 2.4%, on pace for its worst day since April's tariff selloff.

-- The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies slid 3.5%, also on pace for its biggest percentage-decline since April

-- Moves in single stocks were big, too. Some of the largest declines were mining company Freeport-McMoRan, Norwegian Cruise Line and energy supplier NRG Energy, all down more than 9%.

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