After plummeting nearly 500 points Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 682 points, or 2%, on Wednesday, ending the day at the index’s lowest point in more than one month and marking its biggest one-day decline since a 943-point drop on October 28, as a second wave of Covid-19 cases rattled markets. Technology companies were hit particularly hard, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq sinking 2.7%, putting the recently underperforming index nearly 8% below a late-April peak; the S&P 500, meanwhile, fell 2.2%.Dow Sinks Nearly 700 Points In Worst Drop Since October After Inflation’s ‘Eye-Popping’ Surge
