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Indices plunge 1.5%, recover in last hour
The sell-off on Monday morning was sparked by a slump on Wall Street on Friday after data on the strong US labour market in September raised concerns that the US Federal Reserve might continue with its aggressive tightening to rein in inflation. This week, investors will watch out for the release of minutes of the Fed's September policy meeting on Wednesday and the September US consumer inflation report on Thursday.