Global markets plummeted on Thursday as fears over the coronavirus intensified.
A 7% slide after the opening bell on Wall Street triggered a 15-minute suspension of trading.
Later, stocks plunged even further to put the Dow Jones on course for its worst day since the 1987 "Black Monday" crash.
Major European bourses fell by double-digit percentages for their biggest daily losses on record, led by a 17% slide for Italian stocks.
