Dow tumbles as Delta variant fears hit Wall Street hard

Worries about the rising numbers of Covid-19 cases due to the Delta variant are spooking investors.

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Dow Nasdaq S&P -725.81   -152.25   -68.67 33,962.04   14,274.98   4,258.49 -2.09%   -1.06%   -1.59% YTD +10.96%   YTD +10.76%   YTD +13.38%

Biggest Winners Kroger Co +4.34%   Tyler Technologies Inc +1.80%   Conagra Brands Inc +1.55%   Catalent Inc +1.53% Biggest Losers Kimco Realty Corp -7.34%   Simon Property Group Inc -5.87%   Welltower Inc -5.85%   ONEOK Inc -5.83%

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Key Market Stats Latest Today's Change Oil $66.51 +0.16 / +0.24% Gold $1,813.80 +4.60 / +0.25% 10-yr 1.18% -0.12 Euro $1.18 -0.00 / -0.11%

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