The New York Times
Tue, March 15, 2011 -- 12:01 AM ET
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Japanese Stocks Plunge More Than 13% on Radiation Fears
Stock markets plunged in Japan and across the rest of the
Asia-Pacific region on Tuesday amid fears of the impact of
the nuclear disaster and resulting concerns about radiation
exposure.
The Nikkei 225 index, already badly mauled on Monday,
plummeted as much as 13.5 percent on Tuesday to its lowest in
two years, exacerbating the 6.2 percent slump the previous
day, as warnings about a potential nuclear disaster in the
country aggravated the pain already felt by the quake and
tsunami. The broader Topix, or Tokyo Stock Price index, sank
12.5 percent.
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