The 15-day streak of narrow moves in the S&P 500 came to an end on Thursday with the benchmark index closing down 1.45%. It was the biggest one-day drop since May 17.
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Trump stole the headlines today, and markets finally started moving after some of his controversial remarks.
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The index had settled within 0.30% of its previous day's close for 15 straight sessions.
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US markets fell as tensions with North Korea grew. The S&P 500 dropped 1.41%, the Dow slipped 0.91%, and the Nasdaq fell 2.13%.
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