A troubling Thursday for stocks
Markets fell hard on Aug. 18. Here's a snapshot of what they looked like around the world
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Trader Edward Baumann works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 3.68 per cent Thursday, and is down 1.37 per cent over the past five days.Richard Drew/The Associated Press
Morning commuters pass by the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. The Nasdaq took a big blow, dropping 5.22 per cent. Its five-day loss stands at 4.50 per cent.Brendan McDermid/Reuters
A cyclist pushes by the London Stock Exchange in the City of London. The FTSE 100 index had dropped 4.49 per cent by the time it closed Thursday; the five-day loss is 1.37 per cent.Sang Tan/The Associated Press
The London Stock Exchange in the City of London.Sang Tan/The Associated Press
An investor checks monitors showing the action at the Sao Paulo stock exchange. Brazil's major stock index dropped 3.52 per cent on Thursday, and is down 0.39 per cent over the past five days of trading.Paulo Whitaker/Reuters
Traders react at their desks at the Frankfurt stock exchange. The German DAX index plunged 5.82 per cent on Thursda, and is down 3.36 per cent over the past five days of trading.Alex Domanski/Reuters
A man walks past a panel displaying the Hang Seng Index during midday break, outside a bank in Hong Kong. The index fell 1.22 per cent on Thursday, and has gained 2.15 per cent overl the past five days.Tyrone Siu/Reuters
A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo. The Nikkei 225 index dropped 1.25 per cent Thursday, and is down 0.43 per cent over the past five days.Koji Sasahara/The Associated Press