U.S. equities plunge amid risk-averse sentiment

An electronic screen shows the trading data at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, on Feb. 24, 2020. U.S. stocks plunged on Monday with all three major indexes plunging more than 3 percent amid rising risk aversion. The Dow fell 3.56 percent to 27,960.80, and the S&P 500 was down 3.35 percent to 3,225.89, while the Nasdaq was down 3.71 percent to 9,221.28. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)