The three major US stock indices fell for the fourth day in a row, with Wall Street recording the biggest monthly decline in August since 2015, and the Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (BBBY.O) index fell 21.30% after it said it would close 150 stores.

During the month of August, the Dow Jones fell by 4.06%, the Standard & Poor’s fell by 4.24%, the Nasdaq fell by 4.64%, and the Standard & Poor’s fell by more than 8% in recent weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 280.44 points (0.88%) to 3,1510.43 points,  the Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell by 31.16 points (0.78%) to 3,955 points, and the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 66.93 points (0.56%), to 11816.20 points.