VOA慢速英语:Greek Vote, China Weigh on East Asia Stock Prices

index – n. a way of measuring the value of a group of securities or stocks

brokerage(s) – n. a company that trades in stocks and other financial instruments or securities

discouraged – adj. to get in the way of or to prevent from taking place

a drop in the bucket – idiom an addition so small that it does not have an effect