Shares on the Asian and European stock markets have staged a recovery this morning after days of significant losses.
Japan's Nikkei Index has closed up 6.4%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up 14.4% following a 12.7% decline yesterday.
In Europe, the FTSE 100 was up 2.3% in early trading, while the CAC 40 in France and the Dax in Germany were up 1.8% and 7.2% respectively.
Ireland's ISEQ Index was also up 1.5% by 10.30am.