After two days of gains, U.K. stocks slumped Wednesday — as U.S. stocks did later — adding urgency to the need to remove uncertainty from the plan.

在连续两个交易日上涨之后，英国股市周三下挫(美国股市周三也暴跌)，致使消除救助计划中不确定性的需求更为紧迫。

youdao

The Dow Jones Transportation Average of 20 stocks slumped 3.8 percent.

道琼斯运输的20只股票平均下跌3.8%。

youdao

On Thursday, world stocks hit a three-month low and the euro slumped to a one-month low.

星期四，世界股票市场下跌到3个月来的最低点，欧元则下跌到一个月来的最低价格。

youdao

The high-yielding stocks slumped as investors increasingly optimistic on the U.S. economic recovery dumped U.S. Treasurys.

WSJ: Stocks Pare Gains

European stocks and the Euro currency slumped Thursday, following the lead of the U.S. markets Wednesday afternoon.

FORBES: A.M. Kitco Metals Roundup: Comex Gold Lower, at 8.5-Mo. Low, on Follow-Through Technical Selling

The iShares MSCI Europe Financial Sector Index exchange-traded fund, which tracks a basket of bank stocks in the region, slumped 2.6%, its third-biggest daily drop this year.

WSJ: Stocks Fall Globally as Investors Worry What's Next in Euro Zone