Wall Street stocks resumed their downward slide early Wednesday as the economic toll mounts from the rapid near-shutdown of key industrial and services sectors.
About five minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 20,102.12, down more than 1,100 points or 5.4 percent.
The broad-based S&P 500 slumped 4.9 percent to 2,404.96, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index tumbled 4.5 percent to 7 003.31.