Asian stocks drop sharply in various places Thailand temporarily stops trading at 10% drop rate 20:03 on March 12
In Asian stock markets on the 12th, fears that the spread of the new coronavirus had a serious impact on the global economy were further intensified, and sell orders were accelerated. In Thailand, the decline rate reached 10% and trading was temporarily stopped. In addition to the suspension, stock prices have fallen significantly in various parts of the country.
In Thailand, trading was temporarily suspended during trading hours, when the stock index fell 10% compared to the closing price on the 11th.
Thereafter, trading resumed, but the stock index plunged 10.8%, falling to its lowest level since June 2012 for the first time in seven years and nine months.
In other Asian markets, stock prices have fallen across the board, and the closing price of a typical stock index has
お よ そ About 4.3% in Taiwan,
お よ そ About 3.8% in Korea,
お よ そ Approximately 3.7% in Singapore,
▽ In Hong Kong, the price dropped by about 3.6%.
In the Chinese stock market, the “comprehensive index” of the representative stock index fell about 1.5%.
Australia also plunged by about 7.3%.
Market officials said, "WHO has shown that the new coronavirus is pandemic worldwide and that Trump has perceived that measures taken by Trump are inadequate. Concerns about the outlook have been compounded, and the lack of visibility into the spread of infection and the potential impact on the economy has led to investor uncertainty. "