Japan's Nikkei 225 plunged 2.9 per cent, South Korea's Kospi declined 2.56 per cent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 0.9 per cent. The Chinese indices fell up to 1.4 per cent. India, in comparison,

The Ibex 35 joins the drop of the rest of European stock exchanges, opening in the red for almost all its companies except for energy companies. European stock exchanges have started this Monday session in the red: the Ibex 35 has fallen by 2.