How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Wednesday
How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Wednesday
U.S. stocks slumped Wednesday as the price of oil suffered its worst one-day drop since September.
The Dow Jones industrial average lost 249.28 points, or 1.6 percent, to 15,766.74.
The Nasdaq composite index shed 5.26 points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,471.69.