The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei index today recorded its biggest fall (in terms of points) in its history, against a backdrop of lively concerns about the US economy and a rising yen.
The Japanese capital's main stock market index, which had already lost 5.8% on Friday, fell 12.4% to 31,458.42 points, retreating by around 4,400 points during the session and breaking its previous record dating back to the stock market crash in October 1987. The broader Topix index fell 12.23% to 2,227.15 points.
The dollar exchange rate fell by 2.21 TP3T against the Japanese yen to 143.10 yen, while the euro exchange rate against the Japanese currency fell by 1.91 TP3T to 156.35 yen. The euro remained stable against the dollar at 1.0934 against the dollar.
