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China Anxiety Resurfaces to Torpedo Relief Rally in U.S. Stocks
- Dow average erases gain of as much as 442 points in final hour
- Bulls' hopes dashed after China cuts interest rates again
Why Did the Market Rally Evaporate in the Final Hour?
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A rebound that took the Dow Jones Industrial Average up more than 440 points disappeared in the final hours of trading, with investors giving in to trepidation over what will happen overnight in China amid the most volatile equity markets in four years.
The 30-stock gauge ended down 204.91 points, or 1.3 percent, at 15,666.44 at 4:09 p.m. in New York, and 4 percent below its session high. The peak-to-trough retreat exceeded the loss at Monday’s close, when concern about global growth ignited the worst decline for U.S. shares in four years. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index went from up 2.9 percent to down 1.4 percent, closing at 1,867.61 as most of the selling occurred after 2 p.m.