NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks tumbled on Thursday after data showed new applications for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week, while a rising U.S. dollar further hurt commodity prices and basic materials shares.
* The Dow Jones industrial average (DJI:^DJI<http://finance.yahoo.com/q;_ylt=Atbg7hG6gU5DIK07MOb.Z9H9ba9_;_ylu=X3oDMTB0YmF0NWsxBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNuZXdzYXJ0Ym9keQRzbGsDZGpp?s=%5edji>- News<http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h;_ylt=Ap1fM.HzT9NgSQLGPtT0bMf9ba9_;_ylu=X3oDMTB1N2h1ZnF2BHBvcwMyBHNlYwNuZXdzYXJ0Ym9keQRzbGsDbmV3cw--?s=_dji>) fell 178.36 points, or 1.74 percent, to 10,092.19. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (^SPX<http://finance.yahoo.com/q;_ylt=Ai8_hinvSxzYxCvNExorcgj9ba9_;_ylu=X3oDMTB0ZDlkdnIyBHBvcwMzBHNlYwNuZXdzYXJ0Ym9keQRzbGsDc3B4?s=%5espx>- News<http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h;_ylt=ApVJmI5UUaBRz6ekfQabywb9ba9_;_ylu=X3oDMTB1N2FvM2w0BHBvcwM0BHNlYwNuZXdzYXJ0Ym9keQRzbGsDbmV3cw--?s=_spx>) dropped 22.00 points, or 2.00 percent, to 1,075.28. The Nasdaq Composite Index (Nasdaq:^IXIC<http://finance.yahoo.com/q;_ylt=An9LHW7O_yfoNyLhOoy5hsD9ba9_;_ylu=X3oDMTB1bTNsbmQxBHBvcwM1BHNlYwNuZXdzYXJ0Ym9keQRzbGsDaXhpYw--?s=%5eixic>- News<http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h;_ylt=Aus0m1jANtZzXb30HVxrgk79ba9_;_ylu=X3oDMTB1ZWs2MTYzBHBvcwM2BHNlYwNuZXdzYXJ0Ym9keQRzbGsDbmV3cw--?s=_ixic>) shed 40.65 points, or 1.86 percent, to 2,150.26.
