What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from {strong negative/moderately negative/mildly negative/neutral/mildly positive/moderately positive/strong positive}.

The US indexes fell sharply after opening lower, with the S&P 500 plummeting 3.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which fell nearly 1000 points last Friday, shed another 966 points as it sank more than 2.8% to 32,977.21.
moderately negative