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Stocks sink after Trump Jr. tweets Russia bombshell

Joe CiolliAug 26, 2024, 21:01 IST

Markets InsiderGlobal markets were rocked by Donald Trump Jr.'s shocking decision to release the full email correspondence between himself and a music publicist who arranged a June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with a woman who is identified as a "Russian government attorney."

The S&P 500 dropped as much as 0.5% on the news after trading little changed for most of the morning. The Dow slipped 0.4% as of 11:34 a.m. ET, while the more tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite lost just 0.1%.

In currency markets, the Russian ruble slid as much as 1.3% versus the US dollar.

This story is breaking check back for updates.

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