Stock Markets Down - Tokyo had the sharpest fall since the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997

For the second time in one week, the benchmark Nikkei225 index fell the sharpest with 11.4% decline or 1,089.02 points. The Nikkei closes at 8,458.45. The Japan market was in turmoil for the past one week, the Nikkei suspended its trading last Friday.

The fall was a reaction towards the plunge in the US equity markets which saw the Dow fell 7.9% yesterday.

Below are the performances of the other equity markets' benchmark indices as at 6.20pm (+8.00GMT). London's FTSE Index and France's CAC40 Index is down 2.7% and 4.3% repsectively:


World Indices Quotes snapshot from NextVIEW Advisor

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