Monday, February 5, 2018

Economy/Business Alert: Asian markets tumble in early trading, mirroring Dow’s 1,100-point decline

Japan's Nikkei 225 index dropped 6.1 percent by early Tuesday afternoon, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index lost 4.9 percent. Australia's benchmark S&P ASX 200 fell 3.3 percent, South Korea's Kospi declined 2.9 percent and the Shanghai Composite index was off 2.2 percent. The steep declines followed a heart-stopping Monday that saw the Dow Jones industrial average at on point plunge 1,600 points. The one-day drop of 1,175 points was the biggest single-day point drop in history.
 
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Economy/Business Alert Tue, Feb 6, 2018, 12:12 AM
 
 
Asian markets tumble in early trading, mirroring Dow's 1,100-point decline

Japan's Nikkei 225 index dropped 6.1 percent by early Tuesday afternoon, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index lost 4.9 percent. Australia's benchmark S&P ASX 200 fell 3.3 percent, South Korea's Kospi declined 2.9 percent and the Shanghai Composite index was off 2.2 percent.

The steep declines followed a heart-stopping Monday that saw the Dow Jones industrial average at on point plunge 1,600 points. The one-day drop of 1,175 points was the biggest single-day point drop in history.

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