U.S. stocks plunge after strong jobs report

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks plummeted on Friday, with the Dow slumping over 2.5 percent, as investors digested the country's better-than-expected jobs report.

The Dow sank 2.54 percent to 25,520.96, and the S&P 500 dropped 2.12 percent to 2,762.13, while the Nasdaq tumbled 1.96 percent to 7,240.95.