Friday, March 6, 2009

Nikkei opens nearly 3% lower

Special Report:Global Financial Crisis





TOKYO, March 6 (Chinese media) -- Tokyo stocks opened

sharply lower Friday with the key Nikkei index diving 2.98 percent.



At 9:15 a.m., the benchmark Nikkei 225 Average

plunged 221.47 points to 7,212.02.

The broader Topix index dropped 19.56 points, or 2.64

percent, to 721.99.

The Second Section also declined.

No comments: