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Japan's Nikkei share average dived on Tuesday morning to a level not seen since late October after Wall Street plunged overnight on concerns about rising bond yields and potentially rising inflation. The Nikkei fell to as low as 21,698.52 and was down 4 ... ( read original story ...)

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Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell more than 1,500 points on Tuesday, tracking steep losses seen overnight on Wall Street. On Tuesday, the Nikkei tumbled 6.89 percent, or 1,563.21 points, at 12:48 p.m. HK/SIN. The losses followed a massive U.S. sell ... ( read original story ...)

Top Japanese officials are seeking to downplay concerns about plunging share prices, pointing to strong growth and corporate earnings as reasons for calm. The comments came as the benchmark Nikkei 225 index dipped 7.1 per cent in Tuesday afternoon trading ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei 225 index plunged as much as 7.1 percent but recovered some of those losses to close down 4.7 percent at 21,610.24 on Tuesday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 4.1 percent to 30,938.85 and the Kospi in South Korea lost 1.4 percent to 2,458.06. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average tumbled 5 percent to hit a near four-month low on Tuesday morning after Wall Street posted its worst decline in four years on fears about rising U.S. bond yields and potentially rising inflation. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index has plunged seven per cent following another day of heavy losses on Wall Street. The Nikkei lost 1,589.17 points, or 7.01 per cent, to trade at 21,092.91 by mid-afternoon on Monday. The Nikkei ended the morning ... ( read original story ...)

The Nikkei Index is yet one more equities index to fall into the risk trap that began last Friday, with inflation fears sparking traders to run for the hills, piling into safe havens like the Japanese Yen as global economic growth brings the risk of ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei pares losses, still sheds almost 5% on the day ... sending major indexes sprawling and traders fleeing for safe haven currencies, much to the chagrin of Japanese central planners trying very hard to talk down the Japanese currency in recent days ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 share benchmark falls 7.1 percent as Asia tracks Dow's worst day since 2011. ( read original story ...)

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday the fundamentals behind stock prices remained solid. He added that the Japanese, U.S. and European economies were in "very good shape." "The recovery (in these economies) is broadening across sectors ... ( read original story ...)