A barrel of oil was priced at negative $3.70 on Monday, April 20. NEW YORK - U.S. equity markets fell for the second straight session as oil prices continued to slide.
Investors were also unfazed even though the Senate prepared to extend more relief to small businesses according to an afternoon update from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 631 points, or 2.67 percent, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite fell by 3.07 percent and 3.5 percent, respectively. RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updates West Texas Intermediate crude oil remained under pressure after a historic selloff pushed prices into negative territory for the May contract,