Breaking News: Dow plunges more than 600 points

Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:17:49 -0500

NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks plunged in the final minutes of trading Thursday,
sending the Dow Jones industrials down more than 600 points to their
lowest level in five years. The Dow fell more than 660 points, or 7.2%,
to about 8,586 in late dealings. The blue chips hadn't fallen below the
9,000 level since Aug. 6, 2003. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell
74.73, or 7.6%, to 910.12 in late dealings.