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Mass Protests Linked to Global Stock Market Declines

Historic uprisings in Egypt, Hong Kong, and Greece coincided with significant stock market drops.

New York Editorial News Desk October 11, 2026 1 min read

The Brief

  • Egypt's stock market fell over 10% during the Arab Spring protests in 2011.
  • Hong Kong's Hang Seng index dropped nearly 12% amid 2019 protests.
  • Greece's ATHEX Composite fell 17.18% during 2010-2011 anti-austerity protests.

Historic mass protests in Egypt, Hong Kong, and Greece coincided with major stock market declines, according to financial reports.

During the Arab Spring, Egypt's EGX 30 index fell 10.5% on January 27, 2011, marking its largest drop in two years.

The Egyptian stock market also experienced a two-month suspension during the unrest, according to CNBC.

In Hong Kong, the proposed extradition bill in 2019 led to widespread protests and a nearly 12% decline in the Hang Seng index between July and August.

Bloomberg reported that over $600 billion in stock value was lost during the period of protests in Hong Kong.

Greece's ATHEX Composite fell 17.18% between May 4 and May 17, 2010, amid public protests against austerity measures.

The Greek stock market decline was linked to economic hardship, public spending cuts, and tax hikes during the government-debt crisis.

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