Asian shares plunged, then recovered slightly as Friday the 13th brought still more turmoil to markets reeling from uncertainty over the coronavirus crisis.
Benchmarks in Japan, Thailand and India sank as much as 10 per cent following Wall Street’s biggest drop since the Black Monday crash of 1987. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 fell nearly 6 per cent. India’s Sensex yoyo’d between gains and losses after a 10 per cent crash briefly halted trading. In Bangkok, the Thailand SET gained 0.5 per cent after a temporary suspension of trading earlier in the day.