Major indices in the U.S. continued to slide Friday as the number of coronavirus cases domestically rise.
The S&P 500 was down 2.7% to 2,937.21 in midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2% to 25,593.68, while the Nasdaq was off 3.2% to 8,460.34.
The yield on a 10-year Treasury bond slumped 17% to 0.76%.
Crude oil dropped 7.9% to $42.26 a barrel.
The price of gold was up 0.2% to $1,672.
The stock of some of the largest publicly-traded companies in Orange County were generally down with the largest declines seen in tech and healthcare.
TECHNOLOGY
Irvine data analytics firm Alteryx Inc. (NYSE: AYX) shares were off 10% to $134.26 for a market cap of $8.8 billion. The shares are still up 34% year to date.
HEALTHCARE
Irvine-based Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. (Nasdaq: SBRA) fell 7.4% to $18.63 for a market value of $3.8 billion. Shares are down 17% since Feb. 24.
