The NASDAQ Composite stock market index peaked at 5,048.62 on March 10, 2000, during the dot-com bubble. However, on March 13, 2000, a global sell off was triggered on news that Japan had entered into another recession triggered a global sell off leading to 2.6% NASDAQ mostly affecting technology stocks, as investors sought the relative safety of established stocks.
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