Market Watch

US stocks fell in early Wednesday trading after RJR Nabisco warned of weaker-than-expected earnings. The Dow was down 70.03 at 8010.49, the Nasdaq dropped 23.85 to 1710.20, and the Wired Index declined 7.39 to 387.68. Asia: The Nikkei plunged 415.04 to 13406.39, and the Hang Seng rose 45.85 to 7883.46. Europe: The FTSE lost 40.60 to 5068.10, the DAX dropped 103.76 to 4474.51, and the CAC 40 declined 138.14 to 3198.91.

US stocks fell in early Wednesday trading after RJR Nabisco warned of weaker-than-expected earnings. The Dow was down 70.03 at 8010.49, the Nasdaq dropped 23.85 to 1710.20, and the Wired Index declined 7.39 to 387.68. Asia: The Nikkei plunged 415.04 to 13406.39, and the Hang Seng rose 45.85 to 7883.46. Europe: The FTSE lost 40.60 to 5068.10, the DAX dropped 103.76 to 4474.51, and the CAC 40 declined 138.14 to 3198.91.