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Nasdaq 100 Sinks 3 Percent at Open as Amazon, Alphabet Fall

Nasdaq 100 Sinks 3 Percent at Open as Amazon, Alphabet Fall

(Bloomberg) -- The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index sank as much as 3 percent at the open. Amazon.com lost 7.6 percent and Google parent Alphabet dropped 3.3 percent. The Nasdaq index has fallen more than 10 percent from its August record.

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