U.S. stock markets all showed sizable falls yesterday as faltering global economic growth gives rise to widespread fears. The Dow Jones dropped 2.1%, the S&P 500 fell 43.88 points to finish at 2,035.73, and the Nasdaq mirrored its counterparts by ending the day at 4,877.49 points, down 141.56. The most notable example of a painful day for traders and shareholders alike was Twitter, which actually dropped below its Initial Public Offering (IPO) price of $26.00 per share. Listed in November 2013 and now with a massive 316 million worldwide users, Twitter had reached highs of $70 per share, but has fallen recently over fears for its growth. It ended the day at exactly the level it was first listed at – $26, its IPO price.
Other notable losers yesterday included Walt Disney, down 6% overall. Media stocks took a big hit, with Netflix dropping 7.8% of its value and 21st Century Fox down 4.2%. It was not a good day for Apple either; reports that its smartphone sales in China fell in the second quarter (the first time ever) resulted in a 2% fall in its stock price. Furthermore, the FTSE 100 share index in London, England, is now officially in correction territory, as it has sustained a 10% overall drop from its April peak.
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