The decline was broad-based, led by basic materials, bank and industrial shares. More S.&P. sectors were down at least 2 percent.
本次全盘下跌由原财料，银行以及工业板块的股票领衔。很多标准普尔板块都下跌了至少2%。
More S.&P. sectors were down at least 2 percent.
很多标准普尔板块都下跌了至少2%。
But the next day, fears that venerable investment bank Lehman Brothers ( LEH) might go under dragged the S&P 500 down 3.4%.
但是对于关联的投资银行lehamn兄弟银行资产缩水的顾虑，标准普尔500指数降了3.4%。
Among the largest underlying components of VEU, in trading today Novartis ( NYSE: NVS) is down about 1.3%, BP p.l.c. ( NYSE: BP) is down about 1%, and Royal Dutch Shell Plc ( NYSE: RDS.A) is lower by about 1.9%.
Among the largest underlying components of VEA, in trading today Vodafone Group Plc ( NASD: VOD) is down about 0.2%, BP p.l.c. ( NYSE: BP) is up about 0.2%, and Royal Dutch Shell Plc ( NYSE: RDS.A) is relatively unchanged.
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