--- description: The Nasdaq Composite dropped the most since 2011 as investors sold off tech and biotech stocks for the second time in a week. title: Nasdaq Has Worst Day Since 2011 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37b3fd2da1a381f5/69868a2bf983e79e5204d3ff/nasdaq.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Markets](/tag/markets/) ## Markets Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Markets Plunge as Tech Stocks Are Sold Off Again  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 10, 2014 8:47 PM CUT  Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after the ringing the Opening Bell on April 1, 2014 in New York City. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after the ringing the Opening Bell on April 1, 2014 in New York City.Spencer Platt—Getty Images  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 10, 2014 8:47 PM CUT The Nasdaq saw its biggest drop since 2011 on Thursday as investors sold off typically well-performing tech and biotech stocks [for the second time ](http://time.com/50236/nasdaq-composite-falls-google-yahoo/ "undefined")in a week. Tech stocks that have performed well over the passed year saw some of the largest drops as investors reassess their value. Nasdaq stocks like Google, Facebook, Amazon and Yahoo were all down between 3% and 5%. A drop in Chinese exports and imports in March fueled concern over the world’s second-largest economy, while [strong employment numbers](http://time.com/57338/jobless-claims-unemployment-jobs/ "undefined") released Thursday failed to boost markets. “The market is very skittish,” David Pavan, a portfolio manager at ClariVest Asset Management LLC, [told Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-09/asian-futures-rise-on-fed-as-yen-slips-crude-snaps-climb.html "undefined"). “You see very sharp love and hate on a day-to-day basis. Today is a very strong preference for cheap stocks. Higher growth stocks get really hit hard.” The Nasdaq fell 3.1 percent to 4,045 at closing. The S&P 500 dropped 2.1% to its lowest since Feb. 19 after two days of gains, and the Dow Jones was down 1.6%. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/58315/nasdaq-worst-day-since-2011/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/58315/nasdaq-worst-day-since-2011/"},"headline":"Markets Plunge as Tech Stocks Are Sold Off Again","datePublished":"2014-04-10T20:47:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:15:19.947Z","description":"Despite strong jobs data, the markets took a hit Thursday as tech and biotech stocks were sold off. The Nasdaq, where Google, Facebook, Amazon and Yahoo were all down, saw its biggest drop since 2011","url":"https://time.com/58315/nasdaq-worst-day-since-2011/","keywords":["Markets","Amazon","Google","facebook","yahoo","stocks","Nasdaq"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37b3fd2da1a381f5/69868a2bf983e79e5204d3ff/nasdaq.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noah Rayman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37b3fd2da1a381f5/69868a2bf983e79e5204d3ff/nasdaq.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after the ringing the Opening Bell on April 1, 2014 in New York City.","caption":"Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after the ringing the Opening Bell on April 1, 2014 in New York City.","creditText":"Spencer Platt—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/markets/","name":"Markets"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/58315/nasdaq-worst-day-since-2011/","name":"Markets Plunge as Tech Stocks Are Sold Off Again"}}]}] ```