STOXX Europe 600 stock fell to less than 21 % as a result of the economic impact of COVID-19 .
At the end of trading , stock markets worldwide saw massive declines ( with the STOXX Europe 600 falling to 20 % below its peak earlier in the year ) , with the Dow Jones Industrial Average eclipsing the previous one-day decline record on 27 February by falling 2,014 points ( or 7.8 % ) .
Socio-economic impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic