日本日经指数收跌2%,香港恒生指数收盘时暴跌近5%。首尔、悉尼和上海的股市星期四在收盘时也都下跌至少2%。欧洲各主要股市在午盘交易时的跌幅至少为3%。
Japan's Nikkei index fell 2%, while Hongkong's Henseng index tumbled nearly 5% at the close. Stock markets in Soul, Sydney and Shanghai also lost at least 2%. All major European indexes were down by at least 3% in midday trading.