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Wall Street collapses on China growth concerns

FXstreet.com (San Francisco) - The US stocks market closed lower on Monday as investors were trading in risk aversion on China growth concerns and fueled by the bad sentiment from Boston bombs developments. The Dow performed its worst day since November 7th.

The Dow Jones declined 265.86 points or 1.79% to end the day at 14,599.20. The S&P 500 eased 36.46 points or 2.30% to finish at 1,552.36. And the Nasdaq Composite lost 78.46 points or 2.38% to 3,216.49.

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