Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index sinks nearly 13% as investors dump a wide range of shares
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Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index sinks nearly 13% as investors dump a wide range of shares

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index plunged nearly 13% as investors worried that the U.S. economy may be in worse shape than had been expected dumped a wide range of shares. It suffered an 11.4% drop in October 2008 during the global financial crisis and fell 10.6% during the aftermath of massive earthquakes and nuclear meltdowns in northeastern Japan in March 2011. Computer chip maker Tokyo Electron dived 15.8% and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group plunged 18.4%.

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