Tanking markets

Investors ed Wall Street in the worst stock-market sello since the depths of the Great Recession in early 2009 in what has turned into a full-edged correction.
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The Canadian dollar tumbled 1.8 US to hit a ve-week low, hurt by a broad stock market sell-o and worries about the U.S. and global economic recovery. THURSDAYS CLOSE $1.0209 WEDNESDAYS CLOSE $1.0389

S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

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$1,200.13 Down 60.21

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The S&P 500s drop puts it more than 10% below its April 29 high. More than 13 billion shares changed hands, the busiest trading day in more than a year.

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

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$11,383.68 Down 512.46

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Dow hardest hit Alcoa fell 9.3%. Caterpillar fell 7.0%.

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Bank of America fell 7.4% Boeing fell 6.3%

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NASDAQ Composite

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$2,556.39 Down 136.68

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The U.S. economic data has worsened, suggesting slowing growth from an already sluggish pace in the rst half. Europes sovereign debt crisis has deed remedies and threatens to engulf large euro-zone economies Spain and Italy.

Why the downfall?

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The debt troubles in Bank of America down Europe are making 7.4% at $8.83 Citigroup down 6.6% at investors gather as $34.81 Hewlett-Packard down much liquidity as 5.1% at $32.54 possible. Stephen Massocca, managing
director of Wedbush Morgan.

52-WEEK LOWS HIT

changed hands on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and Nasdaq, the highest since June 25, 2010 Daily average

13.8 BILLION SHARES

7.48 BILLION

SUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR, TWITTER @SBATS1; INFOGRAPHIC BY TARA MARTIN/QMI AGENCY