# Stocks sell off globally as France imposes riot curfews and Saudi Arabia cancels ‘Davos in the Desert’

- Source: Fortune
- Published: 2026-10-20T10:12:57+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://fortune.com/2026/10/20/stocks-sell-off-globally-crisis-grips-france-saudi-arabia-cancels-davos-in-the-desert/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/stocks-sell-off-globally-as-france-imposes-riot-curfews-and-saudi-arab-9f6771/

Traders sold off after oil hit $111 per barrel this morning, an AI IPO in South Korea lost 30% on its debut, and the yield on the French 10-year bond hit 4.94%, a level it has not seen since 2002.

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