US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall Street opens sharply lower as Trump tariffs trigger recession fears

April 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes plunged on Thursday, as President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on major trade partners ignited fears of an all-out trade war and heightened the risk of a global economic recession.

At 09:30 a.m. the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 1,111.20 points, or 2.66%, to 41,103.63, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 188.27 points, or 3.32%, to 5,482.70 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 789.63 points, or 4.50%, to 16,811.42.