The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 807.77 points, or 2.78%, to close at 28,292.73, the S&P 500 lost 125.78 points, or 3.51%, to 3,455.06 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 598.34 points, or 4.96%, to 11,458.10. While S&P and Nasdaq's percentage declines on Thursday were their deepest since June 11, it was the Dow's biggest one-day plunge since June 26.
NEW YORK: Wall Street's main indexes closed sharply lower on Thursday, marking their deepest one-day declines since June as investors dumped the high-flying technology sector, while economic data highlighted concerns about a long and difficult recovery.
The Nasdaq led the pullback with a decline of almost 5% a day after it and the S&P 500 posted record closing highs.
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