Stock markets around the world were convulsed yesterday as investors scrambled to understand the implications of Dubai World's restructuring and unexpected debt standstill.
The lack of information about Dubai's flagship government-owned holding company, made worse by a religious holiday in the Middle East, prompted indiscriminate selling of stocks linked to the region. The cost of insuring against default in emerging markets around the world also leapt.
“In the absence of definitive information it's hard to see the market treating this as an isolated one-off,” said one trader.
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