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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