Friday, September 23, 2011

Asian stocks have fallen after slide in US and Europe



BBC article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15030191



Asian stocks have fallen on Friday, hefollowing a major sell-off in European and US markets.

The drop was triggered by warnings from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank about the strength of the global economy.

South Korea's main Kospi index lost 3.6%, while Australia's ASX shed 0.8%. Japan's Nikkei index is closed for a holiday.

US shares fell on Thursday, after Europe's main indexes lost about 5%.

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