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US stock indexes tumbled on Thursday, with high-profile tech shares leading the rout, after the Federal Reserve's largest rate increase since 1994 to combat decades-high inflation fanned worries of a recession.
The selloff was severe as the Fed's aggressive move raised fears of a spate of monetary tightening from global central banks that could slow growth around the world. Switzerland and Britain lifted rates following the Fed's 75-basis-point hike on Wednesday.
Among the mega-caps, Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp and Tesla Inc were some of the biggest losers as investors dumped so-called growth stocks that drove much of the stock-market rally in the
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