"People want to sell on anything or buy on anything," she said, noting that light trading volume can exacerbate the market's gyrations.

“人们希望买卖通畅，他们可以卖出任何东西也能买入任何东西”，她说，低的交易量将刺激市场的波动。

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But traders said the eleventh-hour plunge came amid relatively light trading volume — a sign there could yet be more sellers waiting on the sidelines.

但交易员们说，股市在收盘前最后一刻大跌是因为市场交投相对清淡，这一迹象显示还可能有更多卖家在场边观望。

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In China, the Shanghai Composite ended down 0.1% at 2225.30 in light trading before a four-day holiday weekend.

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The markets managed to pick up some momentum today, despite a mixed bag of economic data and light trading volume.

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In relatively light trading, the biggest gainers in the Dow Jones were two IT companies - IBM and Hewlett-Packard, both up over 1%.

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