In pictures: The stocks fall in facial expressions
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On Black Monday, China's all-important Shanghai Composite index fell 8.5% in its worst collapse since 2007, sending shockwaves around the world. Here is the story as told through the expressions and gestures of the traders and investors.
An unusually high number of investors in China are amateur. A woman in Hangzhou reflected the general mood
This man, sitting in a brokerage in Beijing, was visibly distraught - green means down on the Chinese market boards
A concerned glance up from one screen to another in Tokyo, Japan. Disbelief perhaps?
Investors across the world had alarming news to wake up to - these men in Mumbai, India were closely watching the falling figures
A trader in Mumbai. China's dramatic drop is largely down to fears that the rate its economy is growing could be slowing more than thought
The scene on the floor in Frankfurt
Across the Atlantic, New York Stock Exchange traders had a busy day...
... and a frustrating one
Black Monday in New York was a long, long day
This trader found time to take some tension outside
In Chicago, however...
The anxiety was evident too