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title: "Major US indices open sharply lower led by the NASDAQ and the Russell 2000"
type: "News"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286576035.md"
description: "Major US stock indices opened sharply lower, with the Dow down 415 points (-0.83%) at 49,650, S&P down 89 points (-1.20%) at 7,411, NASDAQ down 451 points (-1.69%) at 26,186, and Russell 2000 down 57 points (-2.0%) at 2,806.47. Notable losers include Arm (-7.26%), Intel (-5.68%), and Alibaba (-4.55%). Cerebra, which IPOed yesterday, is trading at $305, down 2.4%. Nvidia is down 3.6%."
datetime: "2026-05-15T13:37:17.000Z"
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# Major US indices open sharply lower led by the NASDAQ and the Russell 2000

The major US stock indices are opening lower:

-   Dow industrial average after closing above 50,000 for the first time since February 11th is back below the level at 49,650. The index is down -415 or -0.83%.
-   S&P index is down 89 points or -1.20% at 7411.
-   NASDAQ index is down -451 points or -1.69% at 26186.
-   Russell 2000 is down -57 points or -2.0% at 2806.47

Some of the big losers today:

-   Arm (ARM): -7.26%
-   Intel (INTC): -5.68%
-   Newmont Goldcorp (NEM): -5.43%
-   ASML ADR (ASML): -5.26%
-   Ciena Corp (CIEN): -4.89%
-   Barrick Mining (B): -4.87%
-   Corning (GLW): -4.87%
-   Lam Research (LRCX): -4.75%
-   Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT): -4.61%
-   Super Micro Computer (SMCI): -4.60%
-   Alibaba ADR (BABA): -4.55%
-   Ford Motor (F): -4.52%
-   Baidu (BIDU): -4.34%
-   Invesco Solar (TAN): -4.32%
-   Coinbase Global (COIN): -4.28%
-   Micron (MU): -4.18%
-   GE Vernova LLC (GEV): -4.11%

Cerebra which IPOed yesterday is trading at $305 -2.4% on the day.

Nvidia is trading down -3.6%.

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