18 October 2001, 11:20 US Stock prices rapidly faded Wednesday
as reports of additional anthrax confirmations spread, at the governor's New York City office and at the House of Representatives which announced it was shutting down
until Tuesday to allow more thorough testing. The Senate did the
opposite, staying in session. There was also profit taking in heavy
volume. The Dow industrials sank 151.26 points to 9,232.97 while the
Nasdaq composite plunged 4.4%, by 75.73 points to 1,646.34. The S&P 500
was down 21.26 to 1,076.28.
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