What Analysts Say About Triggers of Japan’s Stocks Rout

Forced margin selling among retail investors was seen as exacerbating the rout, while UBS Securities cut its index targets for Japan. Here is what analysts are saying about who is offloading shares and why, and where the market may be headed from here: Rina Oshimo, a senior strategist at Okasan Securities Co. ( read original ...

Japan watching yen moves closely, finance minister says after stocks rout

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Monday authorities were watching exchange-rate moves closely, speaking after the Nikkei stock average plummeted in its biggest rout since 1987. He said it was desirable for foreign exchange rates to move in a stable manner and reflect economic fundamentals. ( read original story ...)