On Thursday at market closing, Japan's Nikkei index was down 2 percent while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index had 5 percent drop. Seoul, Sydney and Shanghai's stock markets are all down at least 2 percent the same day. Europe's major stock markets decline at least 3 percent by midday.
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%。
