Tesla Shares Plunge Below Lutnick’s ‘Never This Cheap’ Level

Tesla Inc.’s stock extended losses Monday, dropping below a price at which Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick predicted they’d never fall to again.

The shares plunged as much as 9.2% to $217.41 as of 9:41 a.m. in New York, amid a broader selloff in global equity markets. Lutnick said during a Fox News interview on March 19 — when Tesla closed at $235.86 — that viewers should buy the stock, saying “it’ll never be this cheap again.” Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk told Tesla employees the following day that they should hang on to their shares.

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