NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks plummeted at the opening bell on Friday as investors dumped stocks worldwide on fears that the global economy was in the throes of recession.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 398.08 points, or 4.58 percent, at 8,293.17. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 42.09 points, or 4.63 percent, at 866.02. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 103.01 points, or 6.42 percent, at 1,500.90.
(Reporting by Ellis Mnyandu; Editing by James Dalgleish)
