S&P 500 Price Forecast – Stock Market Continues Volatile Action

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Dow ends more than 900 points lower as new COVID variant sparks market plunge

U.S. stocks ended sharply lower in a holiday-shortened session Friday, joining a global selloff sparked by the discovery of a new variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The Dow Jones Industrial Average , which fell more than 1,000 points at its session low, ended around 905 points lower, a drop of 2.5%, near 34,899, according to preliminary figures, while the S&P 500 finished down around 107 points, or 2.3%, near 4,595. The Nasdaq Composite closed near 15,492, off around 354 points, or