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Wall
Street Carnage Continues
Exodus, Level 3 and InterNAP all take 20 percent hit:
April 3, 2001 -- Call it Terrible Tuesday.
Internet infrastructure took the worst beating as Wall Street's
selloff accelerated today, with shares of already-battered data
center and next-generation network companies dropping ever further,
their percentage losses far exceeding the damage in broader market
indices.
The industry's bad news went beyond Wall Street, as number of
high-profile companies released grim corporate news. Level 3 Communications
said it would cut 325 jobs, while PSINet warned that it may file
for bankruptcy and Teligent revealed that its auditors are raising
questions about its ability to stay in business. Rumors swirled
that other providers were either cutting jobs or facing financial
crises.
The 20
stocks in the CarrierHotels.com
Market Monitor showed an average loss of of 11.4 percent on
the session, compared to a 6.2percent hit for the NASDAQ market
average, which closed 109.97 points lower at 1,673.00. The Dow
Jones Industrials dropped 292.20 points to 9,485.70, losing 2.99
percent of its value on the session.
Among
the biggest percentage losers were two infrastructure industry
bellwethers, Exodus and Level 3.
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