New York (CNN Business) Investors are getting spooked by the rising numbers of Covid-19 cases as the Delta variant spreads across the globe. The Dow fell more than 930 points in miid-afternoon trading Monday, a drop of 2.7%. This is shaping up to be the worst day for the Dow since a 943-point drop in late October. The Dow suffered its biggest point slide ever on March 16, 2020, dropping nearly 3,000 points — a 13% freefall. Investors feared that the Delta coronavirus variant could threaten the US economic recovery.

Source: CNN July 19, 2021 12:01 UTC