THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND REUTERS Traders react to developments at markets around the world today in this composite image. The TSX’s main index has crossed below the 9,000-point mark in intra-day trading for the first time since mid-January 2005, with a 610-point slide. Trading faces The facial expressions of traders around the world tell the story of the past weeks on the stock market. Have a look at our Toronto exchange makes up most of earlier losses before close; Dow has wild ride Malcolm Morrison THE CANADIAN PRESS It's been a wild day for North America's stock markets. The Toronto stock market was sharply lower late in the afternoon as big selloffs in energy and metals stocks helped push the main index down 344.4 points to 9,255.78. But that was much better than the 750-point deficit chalked up earlier in the day as...
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