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.
日本日經指數收跌2%，香港恒生指數收盤時暴跌近5%。首爾、悉尼和上海的股市星期四在收盤時也都下跌至少2%。歐洲各主要股市在午盤交易時的跌幅至少為3%。
