The three major U.S. stock indexes closed sharply lower

The three major U.S. stock indexes closed sharply lower, with the Nasdaq down 3.07%, the Dow down 1.73%, and the S&P 500 down 2.24%. Large technology stocks fell collectively, with Nvidia down more than 6%, Tesla down more than 4%, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft down more than 3%, and Amazon and Google down more than 2%.