Stocks tumble as Powell tells markets that March is not the base case for cuts.

  • Nasdaq tumbles by 2.2%

The US stocks tumbled lower after Fed Chair Powell told the markets that March is not the base case for rate cuts:

The final numbers are showing:

  • Dow Industrial Average -317.03 points -0.82% at 38150.29. The fall was the largest since December 20, 2023
  • S&P index -79.33 points or -1.61% at 4845.63. The fall was the largest since September 21, 2023.
  • Nasdaq index -345.90 points or -2.23% at 15164.00. The fall was the largest since October 25, 2023.

The small-cap Russell 2000 fell -48.89 points or -2.45% at 1947.34

Looking at some of the large-cap benchmark stocks:

  • Nvidia, -2.0%
  • Meta-, -2.51%
  • Apple, -1.87%
  • Alphabet, -7.57%
  • Microsoft, -2.73%
  • Tesla, -2.28%
  • Adobe, -1.63%
  • Snowflake, -5.12%
  • Cisco, -3.94%
  • Amazon -2.40%
  • Nike -2.54%
  • IBM -2.28%

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