(Reuters) - Wall Street posted sharp declines on Thursday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq sliding more than 5% as investors dumped high-flying technology-focused stocks, while economic data raised fears about a difficult and long recovery.
At 11:24 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) was down 718.29 points, or 2.47%, at 28,382.21, the S&P 500 (SPX) was down 116.23 points, or 3.25%, at 3,464.61, and the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) was down 568.67 points, or 4.72%, at 11,487.77.