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Media Stocks Caught Up As Global Markets Tumble

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Stock markets have fallen sharply around the world after Saudi Arabia launched an aggressive oil price war which caused oil prices to fall by almost a third.

The UK’s FTSE 100 index plunged by over 8% at the open, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 ended 7.3% lower on Monday, the index’s biggest plunge since October 2008.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 sank 5.1% to its lowest close in more than a year. The falls point to a rocky start to markets in the U.S.

S&P 500 futures fell as much as 5%, while Dow futures dropped about 4.7% ahead of the markets opening in New York. U.K. media stocks have been caught up in the falls, including broadcaster ITV which saw its share price plunge over 8% to its lowest price in over five years.

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