15:35 ET
Precious Metals Are Only Bright Spot
Dow -257.42 at 6618.42, Nasdaq -43.36 at 1310.38, S&P -29.11 at 683.89
Equity markets bounced off of intraday multiyear lows a little after 15:00 ET, but have quickly retraced losses.
Energy commodities also traded with marked weakness. April crude oil experienced selling pressure and closed at $43.30 per barrel, down 4.6%. April natural gas futures closed at $4.08 per contract, down 6%. The contracts closed just a penny above their session lows.
Gold was one of the few bright spots this session. The flight to safety was apparent today as April gold futures closed up 2.3% at $927.80 per ounce. May silver also attracted buyers as it managed to climb 1.6% for the session to close at $13.12 per ounce.
