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Asian markets continue to slide

October 24, 2008

Asian markets are once again down deep into red despite some bounce back on the Wall Street.

The Hang Seng has plunged 532 points to 13,229. The Nikkei has tumbled 414 points to 8,047.

The Taiwan Weighted index has slumped 147 points to 4,584. The Straits Times index has shed 60 points at 1,685, and the Seoul Composite index has dropped 68 points to 982.

The Shanghai Composite index is down 10 points at 1,865.

Dow Jones close in green...

Image: A despondent investor rests while watching the movements of the Hang Seng Index at a securities firm in Hong Kong. | Photograph: Mike Clarke/AFP/Getty Images

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