Tokyo stocks plunge in early trading on China fears, strong yen

TOKYO, July 9 Kyodo - An electronic board in Tokyo shows the Nikkei stock index plunging more than 500 points in the morning of July 9, 2015, as risk sentiment remained bowed by pessimism over China's economy and as the yen held firm against the U.S. dollar. The Nikkei lost as many as 622 points, or 3.1 percent, earlier.