NEW YORK, March 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks extended their losses on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 edging closer to correction territory as trade tensions and weakening corporate outlooks fueled investor unease.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 478.23 points, or 1.14 percent, closing at 41,433.48. The S&P 500 dropped 42.49 points, or 0.75 percent, to 5,572.07, nearing a 10 percent pullback from its February peak. The Nasdaq Composite dipped 32.22 points, or 0.18 percent, to 17,436.1 after bouncing up and down for much of the session.
