US stocks end sharply down for 2nd straight day, Dow -2.7% over oil fears
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is pictured on April 20, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. (AFP Photo)


Wall Street stocks tumbled for a second straight session Tuesday as worries about the chaos rocking the oil market overshadowed progress in Washington on additional relief for small businesses.

At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 23,019.71, down 2.7%.

The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 3.1% to 2,736.49, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index sank 3.5% to 8,263.23.