Japan Stocks Plunge, Other Asia Markets Fall After US Losses
FILE - In this April 28, 2016 file photo, a man looks at an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo as Japanese stocks tumbled 3.6 percent to 16,666.05 and the yen surged after the central bank dashed investors' hopes for more stimulus. Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations will undoubtedly voice unity over fighting terrorism, pandemics and tax evasion at their summit in Japan starting on Thursday, May 26. Finding a consensus on how to breathe life into their sluggish economies is proving more elusive. AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File
BEIJING—Japanese stocks plunged on Dec. 25, sliding into a bear market and other Asian markets declined following heavy Wall Street losses.
The Nikkei 225 fell by an unusually wide margin of 5 percent to 19,155.14. The Shanghai Composite Index ended off 0.9 percent at 2,504.82 after being down as much as 2.3 percent at midday. Benchmarks in Thailand and Taiwan also declined.
