Japan's Nikkei falls below 60,000 for 1st time since May-Xinhua - 新华网
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TOKYO, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index plunged more than 6 percent in early trading Friday, falling below the 60,000 mark for the first time since May, as investors reacted to overnight losses on Wall Street amid renewed concerns over tighter artificial in...
TOKYO, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index plunged more than 6 percent in early trading Friday, falling below the 60,000 mark for the first time since May, as investors reacted to overnight losses on Wall Street amid renewed concerns over tighter artificial intelligence regulations following the U.S. midterm elections.
At 9:30 a.m. local time, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was down 3,692.64 points, or 6.12 percent, from Thursday to 57,385.26.
The broader Topix index, meanwhile, fell 185.19 points, or 4.7 percent, to 3,755.20. ■
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