Nikkei plunges nearly 500 points

Nikkei plunges nearly 500 points

TOKYO, Japan - A stock board in Tokyo's Marunouchi district shows Japan's key Nikkei stock index plunging 489.56 points on April 24, with selling prompted by the U.S. dollar's sharp drop versus the yen, record-high oil prices and rising political uncertainty.

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