Arab Spring, Hong Kong protests, Greece anti-austerity unrest: How historic mass protests shook stock markets?

Mass protests in Egypt, Hong Kong, and Greece have coincided with significant stock market declines. In Egypt, the benchmark index fell by 10.5% in January 2011 during the Arab Spring. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng dropped nearly 12% in 2019 amidst pro-democracy protests. In Greece, the ATHEX Composite declined by about 17% in May 2010 during anti-austerity unrest.