World Business
Tokyo stocks dive more than 5% by break on strong yen
Feb. 12, 2016
Tokyo stocks dived more than five percent on Friday morning as a strong yen battered exporters, with the market tracking a worldwide sell-off fuelled by worries about the global economy.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange plunged 5.34 percent, or 838.74 points, to 14,874.65 at the lunch break, after a one-day trading holiday on Thursday.The broader Topix index of all first-section shares declined 5.55 percent, or 70.25 points, to 1,194.71, putting it on track for its bigge