SINGAPORE: Calm pervaded equity markets, with indexes in Asia following US gauges higher and a measure of Japanese stock volatility plunging as much as 36%.
The respite gave investors and analysts a chance to reflect on the recent sell-off, which sent benchmark measures including the S&P 500 Index and the Nikkei 225 Stock Average down 10% from highs, meeting the accepted definition of a correction.
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