Asia / Pacific Bourses Plunge Plunge Plunge

Asian markets plunged on 8 Oct 2008 after fear of credit crisis spreading to Europe. The numbers below are scary.

U.S. (7 Oct 2008)

Dow Jones IA        Down 508.39 (5.11%)
Nasdaq Composite    Down 108.08 (5.80%)
S&P 500             Down 60.66  (5.74)

Asia / Pacific (8 Oct 2008)

All Ordinaries      Down 228.10   (4.96%)
Shanghai Composite  Down 65.61    (3.04%)
Hang Seng           Down 1,372.03 (8.17%)
BSE 30              Down 289.51   (2.48%)
Jakarta Composite   Down 168.05   (10.38%)
KLSE Composite      Down 27.04    (2.71%)
Nikkei 225          Down 952.58   (9.38%)
NZSE 50             Down 55.88    (1.86%)
Straits Times       Down 143.94   (6.61%)
Seoul Composite     Down 79.41    (5.81%)
Taiwan Weighted     Down 318.26   (5.76%)