Nasdaq Composite Falls 3% as U.S. Stock Losses Widen Further

U.S. stocks fell sharply as losses widened, with the Nasdaq Composite down 3%, putting pressure on risk sentiment that crypto traders watch as a broader market signal. The Nasdaq-100 dropped 3.55%, a decline 0.55 percentage points larger than the Composite. The two figures measure separate Nasdaq indexes. The move matters to crypto readers as a risk-sentiment development. Risk sentiment refers to investors' appetite for taking on market risk, and crypto traders watch shifts in that backdrop.