While the final numbers were still shaking out, the Dow lost 770 points or 6.9 percent to 10,372.
The S&P 500 dropped 104 points or more than 8 percent to 1,109.
The Nasdaq composite was down about 200 points or 9 percent to 1,983.
Declining issues topped advancers by a 15 to 1 margin.
Preliminary volume on the NYSE topped 6.7 billion shares. Volume on the Nasdaq came to 2.8 billion shares.
Light, sweet crude for November delivery sank $10.52 to settle at $96.36 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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