· The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 234.25 points, or 1.07 percent, to 21,753.31, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 18.7 points, or 0.76 percent, to 2,457.85 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 59.76 points, or 0.93 percent, to 6,375.57.
U.S. stocks sank on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 stumbling to its biggest single-day loss in about three weeks, as investors weighed fresh tensions with North Korea.
Wall Street may face a bumpy road in September, typically the worst month for stocks, if there is a showdown in Washington over the U.S. budget and the federal debt ceiling.
· The CBOE Volatility index .VIX, the most widely followed barometer of expected near-term stock market volatility, rose 2.10 points to 12.23.
· Stocks in Asia declined on Wednesday as investors remained jittery about North Korea.
· Japan's Nikkei 225 declined 0.23 percent in early trade as the yen strengthened against the dollar. Across the Korean Strait, the Kospi slipped 0.27 percent.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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