The stock market tumbled 10 percent on Thursday in its worst percentage drop since the 1987 crash, despite an attempt by President Donald Trump to calm the growing panic over the coronavirus pandemic.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 2,000 points, continuing a weekslong slide that has knocked the gauge down roughly 30 percent from its peak.

Selloffs continued until the close of trading, but frantic investors walked back from the brink after steep declines triggered a marketwide halt early in the morning.

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