When it made a similar report in May, the stock experienced its greatest one-day loss in history.

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The FTSE MIB index gained 1.6% to 14689.84 a day after plunging 5%, its the biggest one-day loss since November.

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These are very tame compared to 2011, in which the SPX suffered a one-day loss of 6.66%, and had a gain of 4.74%.

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All three missed Sunday's opening one-day loss to the Proteas and are battling to be fit in time for Friday's second match in Cape Town.

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Yesterday Apple suffered its largest one-day loss in four years.

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The market had its own short-lived temper tantrum this week, with the VIX spiking about 35% within hours on Monday in response to the Italian election and the SPX booked its biggest one-day loss of the year.

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But then came a 5-0 drubbing in the Tests and 6-1 loss in the one-day internationals in South Africa in 1998-99, followed by the loss of both Tests and all five one-day internationals in New Zealand last December and January.

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The fall was so abysmal that it remains the index's biggest one-day percentage loss ever.

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The Dow had its greatest ever one-day point loss.

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They needed this one a day after a 3-0 loss at Boston.

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Boucher's dismissal came one day after the Lightning fell behind by four goals in the first period of a 5-3 loss at Ottawa.

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