Author: Jessica Menton, USA TODAY

A stock market rally on Wall Street fizzled Tuesday in the final hour of trading following another plunge in oil prices.

U.S. stocks jumped Monday on signs of a slowdown in coronavirus deaths and new cases in some of the hardest-hit areas throughout the world.

U.S. stocks fell Friday after job gains came to a sudden halt in March as a result of layoffs and a hiring slowdown from coronavirus pandemic.

The Dow dropped 410.32 points to end at 21,917.16. The blue-chip average shed 23% in the first three months of the year, its worst first quarter ever.

U.S. stocks finished higher on Monday but investors braced for another volatile week following a surge of U.S. coronavirus infections.

Stocks were poised to extend losses Monday as the coronavirus pandemic deepened over the weekend, with the U.S. death toll escalating.

Stocks are poised to open lower Friday after three straight days of gains as a coronavirus relief package for the economy heads for approval.

U.S. stocks rose Thursday even as data revealed a record 3.3 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits.

U.S. stocks advanced sharply Tuesday on hopes that Congress would pass a stimulus bill to shield the economy from the coronavirus pandemic.