SUDDEN SLUMP: A gradual decline in the stock market turned into a rout Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average lost more than 200 points, half of them in the last 15 minutes. It was the worst drop in six weeks.
UNAWARES: The slump caught investors off guard. Some blamed the swoon on computer trading, others said a rebalancing of stock indexes that professional investors track caused the slump.
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