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1. Stockmarket crashes: worst day for more than six years.
The Australian sharemarket yesterday saw its worst day in more than six years with more than $60 billion wiped off the sharemarket value.
Global fears about China’s economic slowdown have reverberated for a second week in a row.
Overnight international markets continued the hellish ride with the US Dow Jones index crashing more than 1000 points within minutes of opening.
That is the largest point loss ever during a trading day, surpassing the “Flash Crash” of 2010.
The Dow recovered from those initial losses now down about 140 points, or less than 1%.
London’s FTSE 100 index closed down 4.6% at 5,898.87, with major markets in France and Germany down by 5.5% and 4.96% respectively.
2. Jayde Kendall’s uncle makes a public plea.
The uncle of missing 16-year old Jayde Kendall has made a public plea for any information relating to the disappearance of Jayde.
The 16-year old hasn’t been seen since she was picked up by an 18-year-old male friend outside her high school in Gatton 11 days ago.
Her uncle told media yesterday that she was the glue the held the family together since the death of her mother two years ago.
Jayde’s uncle Craig Morrissey pleaded for anyone holding her against her will to let her go.
“Have a bit of human decency,” he said.