Breaking News: U.S. stocks fell sharply again as fears over the coronavirus grew. The drastic selloff could push major indexes down 10 percent from their highs.

View in browser | nytimes.com   BREAKING NEWS U.S. stocks fell sharply again as fears over the coronavirus grew. The drastic selloff could push major indexes down 10 percent from their highs. Thursday, February 27, 2020 9:53 AM EST Stocks on Wall Street fell sharply in early trading on Thursday, in the sixth straight day of losses for the S&P 500 as investors continued to react with fear to the spreading coronavirus outbreaks. The selling could push major benchmarks in the United States into a correction, a term used to indicate that the index is down more than 10 percent from its most recent high. Before trading began Thursday, the S&P 500 was down almost 8 percent from a record reached last week. The Dow Jones industrial average was down about 9.6 percent from its peak earlier in February. Read the latest   ADVERTISEMENT You received this email because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Breaking News Alerts. To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Subscribe to the Times Get the NYT app Change Your Email Privacy Policy Contact Advertise The New York Times Company, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018