Australian shares plunge to six-month low in sharp drop

Australian share market hammered lower

Stocks lost as much as two per cent, plunging to a six-month low after a chaotic trading session on Wall Street.

Australian shares plunge to six-month low in sharp drop

Australian shares slumped to a six-month low in early trading today amid uncertainty about the strength of the US economy and new jobs data.The S&P/ASX 200 index sunk 164.70 points, or 1.9 per cent, to 8388 just after opening AEDT, the lowest mark since May, reports the Australian Financial Review.It came on the back of a wild day's trading on Wall Street.LIVE UPDATES: Tropical Cyclone Fina headed for NT coastAfter initially soaring toward what…