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Global stocks tumble as AI panic grips markets after Democrats’ midterm success – business live

 Global stocks tumble as AI panic grips markets after Democrats’ midterm success – business live

2h ago09.49 GMT

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Photos: Markets fall

There were concerned faces on the floor of the New York stock exchange yesterday, as the market suffered its biggest one-day drop in about 19 months:

A traders on the floor of the New York stock exchange yesterday, where the Dow dropped more than 1,800 points and the Nasdaq tumbled into correction territory.View image in fullscreen

A traders on the floor of the New York stock exchange yesterday, where the Dow dropped more than 1,800 points and the Nasdaq tumbled into correction territory. Photograph: John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock

Futures-options traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange yesterdayView image in fullscreen

Futures-options traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange yesterday Photograph: Jeenah Moon/Reuters

This fed though to Tokyo, where pedestrians were shown the damage on the Nikkei stock exchange, which fell 6%:

A picture shows Japan's Nikkei Stock Average displayed on electronic board in Tokyo, Japan. The Nikkei Stock Average briefly plunged more than 4000 points on Friday as fears intensified that the outcome of the U.S. midterm elections could lead to a slowdown in investment in artificial intelligence.View image in fullscreen

A picture shows Japan's Nikkei Stock Average displayed on electronic board in Tokyo, Japan. The Nikkei Stock Average briefly plunged more than 4000 points on Friday as fears intensified that the outcome of the U.S. midterm elections could lead to a slowdown in investment in artificial intelligence. Photograph: Yohei Osada/AFLO/Shutterstock

Dealers were busy at Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, where the Kospi share index lost 6.5%.

South Korean dealers work in front of monitors at the Hana Bank in Seoul, South KoreaView image in fullscreen

South Korean dealers work in front of monitors at the Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea Photograph: Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA

A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South KoreaView image in fullscreen

A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank Photograph: YONHAP/EPAShare

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