The Honolulu Advertiser-Bloomberg Hawaii Index of stocks fell for the seventh time in nine trading days as U.S. stock markets plunged.

The index was off 5.3 percent to 79.57 as 10 stocks declined. There were no gainers and only one company, thinly traded Mera Pharmaceuticals, remained unchanged.

Among stocks losing ground were Barnwell Industries, which was off $1.03 to $6.88, a decline of 13 percent.

Maui Land & Pineapple dropped $2.37 to $21.30.