(Reuters) -- U.S. stocks closed Thursday sharply lower as investor sentiment cratered in the face of concerns that the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike would not be enough to tame surging inflation.
Dow drops over 1,000 points; Nasdaq sinks nearly 5%

Major stock indexes tumbled sharply Thursday as fears of aggressive monetary tightening spread. © Reuters
(Reuters) -- U.S. stocks closed Thursday sharply lower as investor sentiment cratered in the face of concerns that the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike would not be enough to tame surging inflation.