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Nasdaq off 4 percent as sell-off accelerates


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks extended losses on Thursday, with the Nasdaq Composite down 4 percent, on growing fears that the euro zone's handling of its sovereign debt crises could put the global economic recovery in jeopardy.

    The Dow Jones industrial average fell 335.25 points, or 3.21 percent, to 10,109.12. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped 39.88 points, or 3.58 percent, to 1,075.17. The Nasdaq Composite Index slid 91.83 points, or 4.00 percent, to 2,206.54.

    Earlier, the Nasdaq fell as much as 4.31 percent to a session low of 2,203.50.