What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks tumbled Tuesday on concerns over tensions with North Korea and fears that Hurricane Irma could hit Florida and the U.S. Southeast. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) fell more than 230 points and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) was down over 1% at one point, though it recovered somewhat during the afternoon.
Data source: Yahoo! Finance.
Gold rose sharply as investors fled to safety. The SPDR Gold Shares ETF (NYSEMKT: GLD) gained 1.1%.
Source: Fool.com