HONG KONG: Asian markets fell on Thursday after the Dow suffered its worst day of the year as fears of a global recession mounted with investors fleeing equities.

Tokyo’s key Nikkei index nosedived nearly 2 percent at the open before recovering slightly to finish 1.2 percent down.

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