I said it before: If America falls, everyone falls!
Europeâs broad-based Stoxx 600 index dropped 1.3 per cent by mid-morning trading, while the FTSE 100 lost 1 per cent. Japanâs benchmark Topix dropped 3.6 per cent and the exporter-oriented Nikkei 225 slid 4.1 per cent. South Koreaâs Kospi fell 3 per cent, while Hong Kongâs Hang Seng retreated 1.3 per cent.