• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 362.59 points, or 1.37 percent, to 26,076.89, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 31.1 points, or 1.09 percent, to2,822.43 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 64.02 points, or 0.86 percent, to 7,402.48.
U.S. stocks fell for a second straight day on Tuesday, with the Dow registering its biggest two-day drop since September 2016, pressured by healthcare stocks and rising bond yields.
• The selloff set traders in the options market fretting about a near-term shock to equities and the Cboe Volatility Index .VIX, the most widely followed barometer of expected near-term stock market gyrations, closed up 0.95 points at 14.79, its highest close since Aug. 17.
• Asian indexes traded lower across the board on Wednesday after Wall Street sold off for a second consecutive day, although losses in the region were initially slighter than those seen stateside.
• The Nikkei 225 edged down 0.04 percent as automakers, financials and manufacturing stocks traded slightly lower. Among index heavyweights, Fanuc Manufacturing hovered around the flat line, Toyota slipped 0.41 percent and Fast Retailing gained 0.48 percent in the morning.
• Across the Korean Strait, the Kospi was flat, with some heavily weighted tech names trading in positive territory.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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