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Wall Street sells off as worries mount ahead of earnings season

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Reuters NEW YORK

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes continued their slide in Thursday's volatile session as investors worried about rising interest rates and braced for impact on corporate earnings from trade conflicts, a day before quarterly reporting season begins.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 545.91 points, or 2.13 percent, to 25,052.83, the S&P 500 lost 57.31 points, or 2.06 percent, to 2,728.37 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 92.99 points, or 1.25 percent, to 7,329.06.

(Reporting by Sinead Carew; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)

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First Published: Oct 12 2018 | 1:37 AM IST

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