Although stocks ended the day slightly higher from the deep lows seen during trading hours on Thursday, the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq were each down more than 2% from Wednesday's performance gains. Investors are still showing signs of fear about the global economic future as the coronavirus has infected the operations of both public and private businesses.

Here's how the stock market settled during another volatile trading session:

S&P 500 Index (SPY  ): -3.39% or -106.10 points to 3,024.02

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA  ): -3.59% or -971.41 points to 26,119.45

Nasdaq Composite Index (QQQ  ): -3.10% or -279.49 to 8,738.59

In Major Stock News, airline stocks took a beating Thursday, with shares of American Airlines (AAL  ), United Airlines (UAL  ), Delta Airlines (DAL  ) and Southwest Airlines (NYSEL LUV) all dropped amid the continued coronavirus outbreak affecting their outlooks. Apple (AAPL  ) shares fell after the company's key supplier Foxconn reported its biggest year-over-year revenue drop in 7 years due to production disruption. Uber's (UBER  ) stock shares also fell after the former head of the company's self-driving technology unit Anthony Levandowski filed for bankruptcy protection over a $179 million fine to Google (GOOGL  ). Zoom Video (ZM  ) rose after the video-conferencing software company reported earnings and guidance that beat expectations. Carnival Corp. (CCL  ) took another dive Thursday after another Princess Cruises ship announced that it will be testing passengers for COVID-19 off the coast of San Fransisco. The cruise stock has dropped over 40% for the year.

For Stock Sector News, all sectors lost most of their performance gains from Wednesday's spike. The negative decline is as follows: Industrials -4.96%, Financials -4.88%, Consumer Discretionary -3.77%, Communication Services -3.70%, Energy -3.61%, Materials -3.22%, Information Technology -3.21%, Health Care -2.40%, Real Estate -2.36%, Consumer Staples -1.99% and Utilities -1.63%.

Lastly in Commodity and Currency News, crude oil prices dip yet again as OPEC's move to cut barrel production by 1.5 million per day is seen as "too little, too late," by Goldman Sachs (GS  ). West Texas Intermediate (USO  ) prices surged -2.52% lower, making crude barrel prices hover just above $45. Brent Crude (BNO  ) also dropped even lower, declining almost -2.7% to cost just over $50 per barrel. As investors search for anything stable, Gold (GLD  ) prices increased +2.16%, making the metal closer to costing $1,700 per ounce. Finally, the U.S. Dollar (UUP  ) lost most of its gains this week, with the DXY Index dropping -0.80%.