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Arab Spring, Hong Kong protests, Greece anti-austerity unrest: How historic mass protests shook stock markets?

Arab Spring, Hong Kong protests, Greece anti-austerity unrest: How historic mass protests shook stock markets?
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Mass protests in Egypt, Hong Kong, and Greece coincided with sharp stock market declines. Egypt’s benchmark index fell 10.5% in January 2011, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped nearly 12% in 2019, and Greece’s ATHEX Composite declined about 17% in May 2010.

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  • Mass protests in Egypt, Hong Kong, and Greece coincided with sharp stock market declines.
  • Egypt’s benchmark index fell 10.5% in January 2011, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped nearly 12% in 2019, and Greece’s ATHEX Composite declined about 17% in May 2010.
  • Full details and original dispatch available below.

Mass protests in Egypt, Hong Kong, and Greece coincided with sharp stock market declines. Egypt’s benchmark index fell 10.5% in January 2011, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped nearly 12% in 2019, and Greece’s ATHEX Composite declined about 17% in May 2010.

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Arab Spring, Hong Kong protests, Greece anti-austerity unrest: How historic mass protests shook stock markets? — Loop60