['DATE | Aug._23', 'DATE | daily', 'LOC | U.S.', 'PERCENT | +0.17%', 'PERCENT | +0.34%', 'PERCENT | +0.39%', 'TICKER | COMP', 'TICKER | DJIA', 'TICKER | SPX', 'exchangeName | Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average', 'exchangeName | Nasdaq_Composite_Index', 'exchangeName | S&P_500']
The decline in U.S. equities represented the worst daily slump for the S&P 500 SPX, +0.39%, as well as the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.17% and the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +0.34% , since Aug. 23.