S&P 500 ends below 4,000, Nasdaq sheds nearly 4.3 pct

NEW YORK, May 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks fell noticeably on Monday as investors continued to dump risk assets.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 653.67 points, or 1.99 percent, to 32,245.70. The S&P 500 lost 132.10 points, or 3.20 percent, to end at 3,991.24, marking the first time for the index to fall below the 4,000 threshold in more than a year. The Nasdaq Composite Index decreased 521.41 points, or 4.29 percent, to 11,623.25.