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US close: Stocks sharply lower following August manufacturing PMIs
At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.51% at 40,936.93, while the S&P 500 lost 2.12% to 5,528.93 and the Nasdaq Composite saw out the session 3.26% weaker at 17,136.30. The Dow closed 626.15 points lower on Tuesday, more than …