Tokyo stocks plunge 6 pct on renewed worries
6/11/2008 17:55
Tokyo stocks plunged 6 percent today, with the key Nikkei index closing
below the 9,000 line for the first time in about a week, as worries about the US
economy renewed after brief optimism following Barack Obama's historic victory
in the US presidential election.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost
622.10 points, or 6.53 percent, from yesterday to 8,899.14. The last time the
Nikkei closed at the 8,000 level was Friday.
The broader Topix index of all
First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 57.61 points, or 5.96
percent, to 909.30.
Xinhua
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