Asia-Pacific and European stock markets plummet

Odaily News European stock index futures extended losses, with Euro Stoxx 50 futures falling 1.1% and German DAX futures dropping 1.2%.

The Korea Exchange activated a circuit breaker for the KOSPI index after KOSPI 200 futures fell 5%, halting program trading for 5 minutes.

The Nikkei 225 index's decline widened to 4%. (Jin10 Data APP)