US sharemarkets fell sharply on Thursday. Mega cap technology shares slumped in response to rising government bond yields and profit-taking. The Dow Jones index closed lower by 560 points or 1.8% after shedding 668 points at session lows. The S&P 500 index fell by 2.5% and the Nasdaq index was down by 478 points or 3.5%.
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