Dow Jones crashes 9% amid trader keystroke error rumours

In one of the most dizzying half hours in stock market history, the Dow Jones caved nearly 1,000 points to be down by more than 9%, before starting to recover. The index eventually closed down almost 350 points, or 3.2%, to 10,520.32. Elsewhere, the S&P plunged 3.24% and the Nasdaq 3.44%. Yields on 10-year treasury notes dropped the most since September 2008 and the euro fell to a new 14-month low, below $1.26. Reports on the CNBC news network linked the sudden fall to a trader error, in which a trader placed an order typing a "b" for billion instead of an "m" for million, possib...