Nasdaq sheds 3%; Indian ADRs hammered

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US stocks tumbled after weak data on new home sales heightened concerns about the pace of the economic recovery.
The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 119 points (1.21%) to 9,762 -- its third triple-digit drop in four days.The Nasdaq Composite Index slid 56 points, or 3% to 2,059.
All the Indian ADRs were hammered heavily.
Mahindra Satyam plunged 10% to $4.51 and Tata Communication dropped 5% to $18.1, respectively.
ICICI Bank slipped 4% to $32.98 and Sterlite declined 3.5% to $15.53, respectively.
Wipro shed 3% to $18.17 and MTNL was down 2.5% to $3.11, respectively.
First Published: Oct 29 2009 | 8:09 AM IST