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US stocks falls after bail-out approval

By Alistair Gray in New York

Published: October 3 2008 13:51 | Last updated: October 3 2008 19:45

US stocks took scant comfort from Congressional approval of the $700bn bail-out plan, suffering their worst week since September 2001.

Traders snapped up stocks ahead of the bill’s anticipated passage yet sold off sharply after the event.

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