The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower and closed lower, with the Dow initially closing down about 1,700 points

The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower and closed lower. The Dow initially closed down about 1,700 points, the S & P 500 fell 4.8%, and the Nasdaq fell nearly 6%. Technology stocks tumbled, Apple (AAPL. O) fell 9%, wiping about $300 billion off its market value. Amazon (AMZN. O) and NVIDIA (NVDA. O) fell 8.9% and 7.8% respectively. Intel (INTC. O) rose 2% against the market. Nasdaq China Golden Dragon fell 1.9%.