Tumbling crude oil prices sent the markets plummeting during the midday with the Dow plunging 204 points to 17,497. Nasdaq fell 27 points to 5,039.
On the upside
MannKind (Nasdaq: MNKD) will begin listing on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange beginning on November 15.
Bargain hunters lifted shares of Constellium (NYSE: CSTM).
Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE: SBH) reported lower fourth quarter earnings but the stock price climbed as revenue rose.
On the downside
Fourth quarter earnings slipped for Maximus (NYSE: MMS) and the company lowered its fiscal 2016 earnings outlook.
KLX (Nasdaq: KLXI) warned that it will take a $435 million impairment charge for the third quarter.
Third quarter earnings and revenue for Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) fell short of expectations prompting the company to cut its full year earnings outlook.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of nearly 7 to 2 on the NYSE and by more than 2 to 1 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 tumbled 19 points to 2,055. Bitcoin gained $19 to $322.