week low. Twenty-seven of the index's 30 components fell, led by IBM, Boeing, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, and 3M. The broader S&P 500 index fell 24.36, or 2.4 percent, to 979.73, also a three-week low. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index fell 54.68, or 2.75 percent, to 1,930.84, a one-month low. The New York Stock Exchange composite index fell 185.71 to 6,352.11. The American Stock Exchange composite index fell 46.18 to 1,640.67. And the Russell 2000 index fell 15.72 to 548.28.
