Stocks staged a comeback from a late panic sell-off yesterday sparked by the latest twist in the still undecided American presidential election, yet investors remained troubled by the uncertainty and renewed concerns about corporate growth.

The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average ended down 72 points, or 0.67 percent, at 10,834 after a day of tremendous volatility, which saw the world's most closely watched stock index plummet more than 280 points, or 2.6 percent.

The Dow tumbled following Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore's campaign manager William Daley's announcement that the legal system should run its course in the Palm Beach county of Florida where more than 19,000 votes were disqualified.