Tokyo stocks sink in year's final session

Tokyo stocks sink in year's final session

TOKYO, Japan - Masaaki Tsuchida, president of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, rings the bell at the exchange in Tokyo on Dec. 29 to signal the end of this year's trading. The TSE observed a depressing final session of the year, with the Nikkei Stock Average tumbling to close far below the crucial 14,000 mark.

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