GLOBAL STOCK PLUNGE

How key stock markets worldwide tumbled on Thursday.

Thursday Point Percent Country/stock index close drop drop South Korea/Composite 603.62 -3.54 -0.6% U.K./FTSE 100 2,075.00 -29.80 -1.4% France/CAC 40 1,553.35 -32.92 -2.1% Australia/All Ordinaries 1,493.70 -36.50 -2.4% Hong Kong/Hang Seng 2,871.41 -83.52 -2.9% U.S./Dow industrials 2,483.42 -76.73 -3.0% Germany/DAX 30 1,520.34 -54.76 -3.5% Singapore/All-Singapore 321.66 -14.75 -4.4% Japan/Nikkei 23,737.63 -1,473.28 -5.8%