{"id":398890,"date":"2018-02-06T06:55:31","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T06:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=398890"},"modified":"2018-02-06T06:55:31","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T06:55:31","slug":"asia-markets-join-global-stock-plunge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/02\/asia-markets-join-global-stock-plunge\/","title":{"rendered":"Asia markets join global stock plunge"},"content":{"rendered":"
Asian markets plunged on Tuesday as investors dumped stocks following heavy falls in the US in anticipation of higher interest rates.<\/p>\n
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index suffered its biggest one-day point drop since 1990, before recovering.<\/p>\n
It comes after\u00a0the Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered its worst drop in more than six years on Monday.<\/p>\n
A strengthening global economy and healthy corporate earnings had spurred world markets to record highs.<\/p>\n
But the sell-off began last week after a solid US jobs report fuelled expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates faster than expected.<\/p>\n
“Economic news from the US has been stronger than anticipated,” said David Kuo, chief executive of financial services advisory Motley Fool.<\/p>\n
“So, perversely, the market correction has been caused by positive economic news.”<\/p>\n
Markets in Asia typically follow the lead from the US.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere in the region, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index closed down 4.7%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped 4.5% and South Korea’s Kospi index gave up 2.6%. Australia’s benchmark S&P\/ASX 200 lost 3.2%.<\/p>\n
US stock futures were pointing to more sharp falls when markets open on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
What happened in the US?<\/strong><\/p>\n On Monday the Dow Jones Industrial Average index tumbled 1,175 points, or 4.6% to close down at 24,345.75.<\/p>\n