How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday

Deepening worries about global economic growth, particularly in China, set off a rout in riskier assets including technology stocks, copper and crude oil. U.S. retailers took a drubbing after Macy’s reported weaker sales.

On Wednesday:

The S&P 500 index lost 21.59 points, or 0.8 per cent, to 2,818.37.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 137.51 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 25,162.41.

The Nasdaq composite retreated 96.78 points, or 1.2 per cent, to 7,774.12.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks skidded 21.91 points, or 1.3 per cent, to 1,670.67.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is down 14.91 points, or 0.5 per cent.

The Dow is down 150.73 points, or 0.6 per cent.

The Nasdaq is down 64.99 points, or 0.8 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is down 16.14 points, or 1 per cent.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 144.76 points, or 5.4 per cent.

The Dow is up 443.19 points, or 1.8 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 870.73 points, or 12.6 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is up 135.15 points, or 8.8 per cent.