NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 index ended Thursday with its biggest one-day drop since May 17 as investors fled riskier assets in response to an exchange of threats between the United States and North Korea.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) fell 204.69 points, or 0.93 percent, to 21,844.01, the S&P 500 (SPX) lost 35.8 points, or 1.45 percent, to 2,438.22 and the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) dropped 135.46 points, or 2.13 percent, to 6,216.87.