Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, Aug. 24, 2015. U.S. stocks continued to plunge Monday as a rout in global markets continued to intensify. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 588.47 points, or 3.58 percent, to 15,871.28. The S&P 500 shed 77.68 points, or 3.94 percent, to 1,893.21. The Nasdaq Composite Index sank 179.79 points, or 3.82 percent, to 4,526.25. [Xinhua]