Among the losers, Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) and Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) were leading the financials, down about 3% and 2.8%, respectively. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) was down more than 2%.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) was off about 6.8% at $48.78.
Brazilian miner Vale S.A. (NYSE: VALE) was down nearly 5%, at a 52-week low of $12.98, as miners took a beating in London today.
Tech stocks are not immune either. Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was down about 4%, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) was down about 1% and Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) was down about 3.5%.
The DJIA was down 1.35% in the first half hour of trading, while the Nasdaq was off 1.5% and the S&P 500 was down 1.53%.
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