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Chinese stocks plummet

Hundreds of billions of dollars have been wiped off the value of leading Chinese companies on the first day of trading since stock markets opened after the Lunar New Year break.

Hundreds of billions of dollars have been wiped off the value of leading Chinese companies on the first day of trading since China's domestic stock markets opened after the Lunar New Year break. The falls came despite the Chinese government injecting more than $170 billion into the markets.

Also on the programme, we go to Yemen where a medical evacuation route is due to open today for the first time in three years. And we preview the Iowa caucuses which take place later tonight. This is the start of the state by state process to pick the presidential candidate of the Democratic party.

(Picture: A trader in Shanghai Credit: Getty)

53 minutes

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Mon 3 Feb 2020 10:06GMT

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  • Mon 3 Feb 2020 10:06GMT

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