Wall Street Plunges Over 1.5% as Inflation Fears Resurface — What Retail Investors Need to Know
📅 March 29, 2026 · 07:01 PM EDT | Wall Street Daily Briefing S&P 500 6,368.85 ▼ 1.67% NASDAQ 20,948.36 ▼ 2.15% Dow Jones 45,166.64 ▼ 1.73% VIX 31.05 ▲ 13.16% Market Overview Wall Street experienced a significant downturn on Monday, March 30, 2026, as major indices closed sharply lower. The S&P 500 shed 1.67% to settle at 6368.85. The tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite saw an even steeper decline of 2.15%, closing at 20948.36. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.73% to 45166.64, and the small-cap Russell 2000 also registered a substantial loss of 1.75% at 2449.7. This broad-based sell-off suggests growing investor caution and potentially a rotation out of riskier assets.