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 In this Sept. 19, 2011 photo, specialist Frank Masiello works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Global markets were in a largely wait-and-see mood Wednesday, Seot.21, 2011, as they waited to see if the U.S. Federal Reserve would move to stimulate the U.S. economy and if Greece's creditors would continue to prop up the struggling country.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)  

U.S. stocks open with sell-off

9:55 AM 09/22/2011
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Stocks plunged at the open Thursday after a gloomy outlook from the Federal Reserve and weak manufacturing reports from Europe and China raised further concerns the global economy could sink back into recession.

MAJOR U.S. INDEXES

Dow Jones Industrial Average

-317.71-2.86%

NASDAQ Composite

-70.85-2.79%0

S&P 500

-31.86-2.73%0

The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled sharply, led by United Tech and Alcoa after finishing lower in the previous session.

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq also plunged. The CBOE Volatility Index, widely considered the best gauge of fear in the market, soared near 41.

Full story: US Stocks: Dow Skids 300 at Open on Global Growth Fears

Tags: Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq, S&P 500, Stocks