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Browse: Home / 2008 / October / 13 / US, World Markets Soar; DJIA Up 936 Points in Biggest One-Day Point Gain Ever

US, World Markets Soar; DJIA Up 936 Points in Biggest One-Day Point Gain Ever

By Securities Docket on October 13, 2008, 4:31 pm

Stocks rallied fiercely Monday afternoon, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing 936 points higher.  CNN reports that the 936 point gain was the largest ever during a session on a point basis, and the day’s 11.1% increase in the DJIA was the fourth-best day ever on a percentage basis. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index added 11.7% and the Nasdaq composite added 11.8%.  Other world markets soared, as well.  A snapshot of the activity in world markets today is below.

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