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Wall Street slips as jobs growth boosts rate hike bets; Dow falls 480 pts

The S&P index recorded two new 52-week highs and 49 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 12 new highs and 148 new lows.

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Wall Street slid on Friday as solid job growth and a drop in the unemployment rate last month gave more room for the Federal Reserve to stick to jumbo-sized interest rate hikes, while a revenue warning from Advanced Micro Devices hit chipmakers.

The Labor Department's closely watched employment report showed nonfarm payrolls increased by 263,000 jobs last month after rising 315,000 in August.

The report also showed the jobless rate fell to 3.5% in September, lower than expectations of 3.7%. Traders now see a 92% chance of 75 basis-point hike by the Fed, up from 83.4% before data.

Aggressive rise in borrowing costs

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