China stock market loses $2.4 tn in 2018, world's worst performing
China's stock market has erased $2.4 trillion of market value this year amid the trade war between the US and China, according to Bloomberg. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index is down 25% for the year, making China the world's worst-performing major stock market. China's stock market is currently the world's second biggest with a market capitalisation of $5.46 trillion.