31. That fall was second only to a 229 . 46-point slide it suffered on Jan . 4. 32. It was the Dow's worst point drop ever, eclipsing the 508-point slide on Oct . 19, 1987. 33. Yesterday, the 30-stock average rose 153 points to recoup more than three quarters of Monday's 192-point slide . 34. Loewen dropped 9 / 16 to 27 1 / 16 following yesterday's 2 3 / 8-point slide . 35. The blue-chip average had gained 204 points the prior three sessions, nearly wiping out Friday's 222-point slide . 36. The 30-stock average slumped 43 . 72 points yesterday, its biggest drop since March 8's 171-point slide . 37. Its shares fell 1 / 4 to 37, on top of yesterday's 3 7 / 8-point slide . 38. Power Point slide No . 9 clicked into place : " What's Hot Now : Beefcake ." 39. The Nasdaq composite index rose 96.90 to 2, 694.83 after its own 109-point slide the previous session. 40. The Dow Jones Industrial Average recovered from a 48-point slide to close unchanged at 6521 . 70.
