Dow Drops 1,631 Points as NVIDIA and Cisco Drag Index Down by Over 149 Points Combined
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The Dow plunged 1,631 points intraday Thursday — roughly 3.1% — with Nvidia and Cisco alone dragging the index down by over 149 points. Blue chips fell across the board, signaling broad, systemic selling pressure.
Why did the Dow lose 1,631 points in a single session?
The Dow was last down 1,631 points on Thursday, a decline of about 3.1% — a sharp single-day drawdown.
The heaviest drag came from Nvidia and Cisco, which together pulled the index lower by roughly 149 points.
This means → just two stocks accounted for nearly one-tenth of the Dow's total point drop — a highly concentrated drag.
How much did Nvidia and Cisco each fall?
Nvidia shed $17.33, a drop of about 8.7%.
Cisco fell $7.79, down roughly 7.5%.
In plain terms = the Dow is a price-weighted index — the higher a stock's price, the more it moves the index. Each $1 change in any component shifts the Dow by about 5.94 points. So Nvidia's $17 slide alone dragged the index down roughly 103 points.
Is this sell-off confined to tech?
No. Goldman Sachs dropped about 6.2%, Caterpillar about 5.4%, and Honeywell about 5.0% — all heavyweight blue chips.
This reflects a sell-off that has spread well beyond technology into financials and industrials.
This means → the market is facing systemic selling pressure, not a single-sector shock — investors are de-risking across the board.
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