The fear of coronavirus has hit Wall Street in New York on Thursday (February 27) with stocks at the lowest since 2008.<br /><br />All three major US indexes are now on track for their worst week since the financial crisis.<br /><br />The Dow fell as many as 960 points Thursday before coming back a bit. The index was down 530 points, or 2% lower, by late morning. The S&P 500 also dropped 1.9%. The Nasdaq, which was the only major stock index to end Wednesday in the green, fell 2.1%.<br /><br />Stocks have been selling off around the world all week as investors fret about the spread of the virus.<br /><br />The Dow (INDU), Nasdaq Composite (COMP) and S&P 500 (SPX) all fell more than 10% below their most-recent peak, putting them in correction. In the United Kingdom, the FTSE 100 (UKX) also fell into correction territory Thursday. This is the market's first correction since December 2018.<br /><br />Video shows the famous financial block with an eery sense of quiet.
