
US close: Stocks hand back some of previous session's historic gains
At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 2.50% at 39,593.66, while the S&P 500 lost 3.46% to 5,268.05 and the Nasdaq Composite saw out the session 4.31% weaker at 16,387.31. The Dow closed 1,014.79 points lower on Thursday, giving back …