US stocks sink as investors retreat from risk INVESTORS made a retreat from riskier assets, sparked by an emerging-markets sell-off, as the Federal Reserve said it would cut back further on its stimulus efforts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 189.77 points, or 1.2 per cent, to 15738.79. The S&P 500 gave up 18.30 points, or 1 per cent, to 1774.20, and the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 46.53 points, or 1.1 per cent, to 4051.43.