Dow Jones Slides More Than 2,200 Points Amid Tariff Announcements

During Friday morning trading, the three major U.S. stock indexes saw another day of declines.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 28, 2025. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 2,200 points during Friday morning trading, a day after being down 1,600 points amid a broad swath of tariffs unveiled this week.

Aside from the Dow drop, the Nasdaq Composite shed more than 5.9 percent on Friday, following a 6 percent drop a day earlier. The S&P 500 also saw a more than 5.9 percent decline in the morning period, following a 4.84 percent drop on Thursday. The volatility index, or VIX, was also up by 45 percentage points.