Financial Markets
Financial Markets
An electronic board shows stock prices at a private stock trading floor in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Shares are tumbling in Asia after a wild day for U.S. markets that resulted in the biggest drop in the Dow Jones industrial average in six and a half years. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
People walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Asian markets were rattled Tuesday by the miseries on Wall Street, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index briefly dipping more than 7 percent, but investors seemed to be taking the gyrations in stride.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
An electronic stock indicator of a securities firm showing the Nikkei 225 is seen through windows of a passing car in Tokyo, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Shares tumbled in Asia on Tuesday after a wild day for U.S. markets that resulted in the biggest drop in the Dow Jones industrial average in six and a half years. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index dropped as much as 5.6 percent in early trading Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
A Thai investor checks share prices at a private stock trading floor Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Shares are tumbling in Asia after a wild day for U.S. markets that resulted in the biggest drop in the Dow Jones industrial average in six and a half years. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Trader Frederick Reimer works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. The Dow Jones industrial average fell as much as 500 points in early trading, bringing the index down 10 percent from the record high it reached on Jan. 26. The DJIA quickly recovered much of that loss. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
People are reflected on an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Shares tumbled in Asia on Tuesday after a wild day for U.S. markets that resulted in the biggest drop in the Dow Jones industrial average in six and a half years. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
A currency trader watches monitors in a brokerage firm in Paris, France, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Stock markets around the world took a battering Tuesday, following a dramatic sell-off on Wall Street that triggered concerns that a potentially healthy pullback from record highs could turn into a protracted bear market. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Specialist David Haubner works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. The Dow Jones industrial average fell as much as 500 points in early trading, bringing the index down 10 percent from the record high it reached on Jan. 26. The DJIA quickly recovered much of that loss. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
A Chinese investor walks past a display showing stock prices at a brokerage house in Hangzhou in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Asian markets were rattled Tuesday by the miseries on Wall Street, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index briefly dipping more than 7 percent, but investors seemed to be taking the gyrations in stride. (Chinatopix via AP)
People watch Indian stock market indices on a display screen on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018 . (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Trader Gregory Rowe works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
An investor monitors stock prices at a brokerage house in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Shares tumbled in Asia on Tuesday after a wild day for U.S. markets that resulted in the biggest drop in the Dow Jones industrial average in six and a half years. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
A currency trader watches monitors in a brokerage firm in Paris, France, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Stock markets around the world took a battering Tuesday, following a dramatic sell-off on Wall Street that triggered concerns that a potentially healthy pullback from record highs could turn into a protracted bear market. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A Malaysian man watches trading boards at a private stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Asian markets were rattled Tuesday by the miseries on Wall Street, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index briefly dipping more than 7 percent, but investors seemed to be taking the gyrations in stride. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Trader Kevin Lodewick, center, and specialist Paul Cosentino, right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. The Dow Jones industrial average fell as much as 500 points in early trading, bringing the index down 10 percent from the record high it reached on Jan. 26. The DJIA quickly recovered much of that loss. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
An electronic board shows stock prices at a private stock trading floor in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Shares are tumbling in Asia after a wild day for U.S. markets that resulted in the biggest drop in the Dow Jones industrial average in six and a half years. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
An electronic board shows stock prices at a private stock trading floor in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Shares are tumbling in Asia after a wild day for U.S. markets that resulted in the biggest drop in the Dow Jones industrial average in six and a half years. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
People walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Asian markets were rattled Tuesday by the miseries on Wall Street, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index briefly dipping more than 7 percent, but investors seemed to be taking the gyrations in stride.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
People walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Asian markets were rattled Tuesday by the miseries on Wall Street, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index briefly dipping more than 7 percent, but investors seemed to be taking the gyrations in stride.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
An electronic stock indicator of a securities firm showing the Nikkei 225 is seen through windows of a passing car in Tokyo, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Shares tumbled in Asia on Tuesday after a wild day for U.S. markets that resulted in the biggest drop in the Dow Jones industrial average in six and a half years. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index dropped as much as 5.6 percent in early trading Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
An electronic stock indicator of a securities firm showing the Nikkei 225 is seen through windows of a passing car in Tokyo, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Shares tumbled in Asia on Tuesday after a wild day for U.S. markets that resulted in the biggest drop in the Dow Jones industrial average in six and a half years. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index dropped as much as 5.6 percent in early trading Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
A Thai investor checks share prices at a private stock trading floor Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Shares are tumbling in Asia after a wild day for U.S. markets that resulted in the biggest drop in the Dow Jones industrial average in six and a half years. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A Thai investor checks share prices at a private stock trading floor Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Shares are tumbling in Asia after a wild day for U.S. markets that resulted in the biggest drop in the Dow Jones industrial average in six and a half years. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Trader Frederick Reimer works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. The Dow Jones industrial average fell as much as 500 points in early trading, bringing the index down 10 percent from the record high it reached on Jan. 26. The DJIA quickly recovered much of that loss. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Trader Frederick Reimer works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. The Dow Jones industrial average fell as much as 500 points in early trading, bringing the index down 10 percent from the record high it reached on Jan. 26. The DJIA quickly recovered much of that loss. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
People are reflected on an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Shares tumbled in Asia on Tuesday after a wild day for U.S. markets that resulted in the biggest drop in the Dow Jones industrial average in six and a half years. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
People are reflected on an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Shares tumbled in Asia on Tuesday after a wild day for U.S. markets that resulted in the biggest drop in the Dow Jones industrial average in six and a half years. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
A currency trader watches monitors in a brokerage firm in Paris, France, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Stock markets around the world took a battering Tuesday, following a dramatic sell-off on Wall Street that triggered concerns that a potentially healthy pullback from record highs could turn into a protracted bear market. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A currency trader watches monitors in a brokerage firm in Paris, France, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Stock markets around the world took a battering Tuesday, following a dramatic sell-off on Wall Street that triggered concerns that a potentially healthy pullback from record highs could turn into a protracted bear market. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Specialist David Haubner works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. The Dow Jones industrial average fell as much as 500 points in early trading, bringing the index down 10 percent from the record high it reached on Jan. 26. The DJIA quickly recovered much of that loss. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Specialist David Haubner works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. The Dow Jones industrial average fell as much as 500 points in early trading, bringing the index down 10 percent from the record high it reached on Jan. 26. The DJIA quickly recovered much of that loss. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
A Chinese investor walks past a display showing stock prices at a brokerage house in Hangzhou in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Asian markets were rattled Tuesday by the miseries on Wall Street, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index briefly dipping more than 7 percent, but investors seemed to be taking the gyrations in stride. (Chinatopix via AP)
A Chinese investor walks past a display showing stock prices at a brokerage house in Hangzhou in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Asian markets were rattled Tuesday by the miseries on Wall Street, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index briefly dipping more than 7 percent, but investors seemed to be taking the gyrations in stride. (Chinatopix via AP)
People watch Indian stock market indices on a display screen on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018 . (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
People watch Indian stock market indices on a display screen on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018 . (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Trader Gregory Rowe works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Trader Gregory Rowe works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
An investor monitors stock prices at a brokerage house in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Shares tumbled in Asia on Tuesday after a wild day for U.S. markets that resulted in the biggest drop in the Dow Jones industrial average in six and a half years. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
An investor monitors stock prices at a brokerage house in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Shares tumbled in Asia on Tuesday after a wild day for U.S. markets that resulted in the biggest drop in the Dow Jones industrial average in six and a half years. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
A currency trader watches monitors in a brokerage firm in Paris, France, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Stock markets around the world took a battering Tuesday, following a dramatic sell-off on Wall Street that triggered concerns that a potentially healthy pullback from record highs could turn into a protracted bear market. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A currency trader watches monitors in a brokerage firm in Paris, France, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Stock markets around the world took a battering Tuesday, following a dramatic sell-off on Wall Street that triggered concerns that a potentially healthy pullback from record highs could turn into a protracted bear market. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A Malaysian man watches trading boards at a private stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Asian markets were rattled Tuesday by the miseries on Wall Street, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index briefly dipping more than 7 percent, but investors seemed to be taking the gyrations in stride. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A Malaysian man watches trading boards at a private stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Asian markets were rattled Tuesday by the miseries on Wall Street, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index briefly dipping more than 7 percent, but investors seemed to be taking the gyrations in stride. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Trader Kevin Lodewick, center, and specialist Paul Cosentino, right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. The Dow Jones industrial average fell as much as 500 points in early trading, bringing the index down 10 percent from the record high it reached on Jan. 26. The DJIA quickly recovered much of that loss. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Trader Kevin Lodewick, center, and specialist Paul Cosentino, right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. The Dow Jones industrial average fell as much as 500 points in early trading, bringing the index down 10 percent from the record high it reached on Jan. 26. The DJIA quickly recovered much of that loss. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
The U.S. stock market mostly recovered after an early plunge Tuesday and was down moderately in late morning trading, raising hopes of a halt to a global sell-off. The swings came one day after the steepest drop in 6 ½ years.
Major indexes in Asia and Europe also fell following Monday’s 1,175-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average. Investors remain fearful that signs of rising inflation and higher interest rates could bring an end to the bull market that has sent stocks to record high after record high in recent years.