India, March 19 -- Stocks have moved mostly lower during trading on Thursday, adding to the steep losses posted in the previous session. The major averages have all moved to the downside, with the Nasdaq hitting a six-month intraday low.

Currently, the major averages are well off their lows of the session but still firmly negative. The Dow is down 328.78 points or 0.7 percent at 45,896.37, the Nasdaq is down 134.40 points or 0.6 percent at 22,018.02 and the S&P 500 is down 35.39 points or 0.5 percent at 6,589.31.

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