Stocks Plunge on the Open
Stocks opened sharply lower on renewed global worries. The
Dow Jones Industrial Average
was down 97 to 8505; the
Nasdaq Composite Index
was down 26 to 1772; the
was down 12 to 1081 and the small-cap
Russell 2000
was 5 to 384. The 30-year Treasury bond was up 2/32 to 101 2/32, yielding 5.43%.
Most Up at Open -- NYSE
Air Products & Chemicals (APD) - Get Free Report, up 1 3/8 to 34 5/16
.
Most Up at Open -- Nasdaq
Regions Financial undefined, up 3 1/2 to 40 1/8
: It was announced
yesterday that the company will be added to the S&P 500 after the close tomorrow.
Most Down at Open -- NYSE
Telebras (TBH) , down 4 11/16 to 16 13/16
.
The above prices represent the largest opening gaps among stocks that have traded at least 25,000 shares
.
