Wall Street clawed back heavy early losses to close down 312.3 points on the 79th anniversary of the Wall Street Crash of 1929 as investors reacted to a global stock market rout driven by rising fears of a worldwide recession.The “VIX” volatility index – which measures the amount of volatility in the markets – hit an all-time intra-day high 89.53 Tags: dow jones, global stock market, investors, wall street, wall street crash, worldwide recession