The Australian share market has plunged 3.59 per cent, continuing panic selling that smashed global equities markets overnight.The broader All Ordinaries index was down 208.8 points to 5,613.6 amid a sea of red.The local stock market suffered its worst single day loss in nearly a dozen years on Monday.
The wider market shed about $155 billion in value as the S&P/ASX200 index plunged 7.33 per cent to a two-year low of 5,760.6.Coronavirus fears and the steepest fall in oil prices since the 1991 Gulf War have sent markets around the world into a tailspin, prompting analysts to dub yesterday"Black Monday".
Major US indices fell more than seven per cent - with the Dow Jones finishing more than 2,000 points lower in its worst session since 2008 - following a 15-minute halt to trading early in the session triggered by a plunge.European stock markets slumped dramatically, after a downturn in Asia, with indexes in London, Paris and Frankfurt falling by seven per cent or more.
It comes as top oil exporter Saudi Arabia slashed the prices it charges customers following a bust-up with Russia over crude production cuts. There have been more than 114,000 cases of coronavirus worldwide, resulting in at least 4,000 deaths.
Dead Cat Bounce now in progress.
time to buy ?