The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 1,175.21 points, or 4.6 percent, to 24,345.75 on Monday, while the Standard & Poor’s tumbled 113.19 points, or 4.1 percent, to 2,648.94. The previous largest point declines for each benchmark came in 2008, at the height of the financial crisis. But Monday’s plunge was far less impressive on a percentage basis. The Dow’s fall ranked as its 100th biggest, while the S. & P. 500’s slide was the 127th biggest in the index’s history, according to S & P Dow Jones Indices. The vote sent markets tumbling to what was the biggest point loss in either index’s history.

Source: New York Times February 06, 2018 00:33 UTC