How the Dow Jones industrial average did Wednesday

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Stocks ended a wild day mostly lower Wednesday as indexes recovered much of an early plunge. Investors dumped risky assets in heavy trading and parked their money in investments seen as relatively safe, such as U.S. government bonds. The Dow Jones industrial average plummeted as much as 460 points in afternoon trading, then clawed back much of the ground it lost to close down 173.

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