Nikkei in free fall on nuclear worries

Nikkei in free fall on nuclear worries

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average tumbling 1,232.71 points to 8,387.78 early in the afternoon on March 15, 2011, amid an escalating crisis at a nuclear power plant crippled by the March 11 killer quake and tsunami. The key index nosedived 1,392.86 points, or over 14 percent, shortly afterward, closing at 8,605.15, down 1,015.34 points. (Kyodo)

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