U.S. stocks fell sharply shortly after the opening bell as a second-straight day of big losses in oil and global equity markets weighed on sentiment. The S&P 500 opened 16 points, or 0.9%, lower at 1,922. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 190 points, or 1.1%, to 16,260. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite began the day down 32 points, or 0.7%, at 4,589.
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