Asia Pacific markets are falling Friday as fears about the novel coronavirus continue to spur a global sell-off.
Japan's Nikkei 225 (N225) fell more than 3% in early trading. South Korea's Kospi (KOSPI) and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 each lost more than 2%.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng (HSI) dropped 2.7%, while China's Shanghai Composite (SHCOMP) slid 3.4%.
The declines in Asia followed a historic plunge in the United States. All three major US indexes fell into correction territory on Thursday, and the S&P 500 (DVS) posted its worst day since 2011. The Dow (INDU) dropped 1,191 points, or 4.4% its worst one-day point drop in history.
In after hours trading, US stock futures posted modest gains, up between 0.3% and 0.4%.
