Dow Jones suffers worst single-day point loss in history

Wall street plunged almost 1,600 points before staging late recovery

Global markets in chaos after Dow posts one of its worst single day slumps
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US stocks went into “free fall” yesterday, sparking large scale sell-offs on Asian markets this morning.

The Dow Jones suffered its largest single-day point decline in history, plunging by almost 1,600 points before buyers bought back in to “limit the damage”, says CNN.

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