World markets plunge, with Japan's Nikkei diving nearly 8%, after the big meltdown on Wall St
European shares followed Asian markets lower, with Germany's DAX falling 6.5% to 19,311.29. In Paris, the CAC 40 shed 5.7% to 6,861.27, while Britain's FTSE 100 lost 4.5% to 7,694.00. The future for the S&P 500 lost 4.8% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 4.1%.