The news led the stock market into a four-day decline during which the bench mark index shed more than 320 points. Rumors have been flying. The severity of the situation has prompted the government to take urgent action to stabilize the market, even going so far as to remind foreign and local banks that they are all facing the same difficulties and urging them not to cut and run.
影響所及，股市在四天內連續下挫達三百二十多點，市場上謠言紛起，政府緊急祭出多項政策以穩定經濟，甚至邀集外商銀行，要求金融機構共體時艱，不要雨天收傘。