Nikkei hits new 18-year low in morning trading

TOKYO, Japan - A man watches the price board at a brokerage in Tokyo's Nihombashi on Sept. 21. Stock prices tumbled on aggressive selling by foreign investors following an overnight plunge on Wall Street, sending the Nikkei Stock Average to 9,382.95, the lowest level since Dec. 2, 1983. The key index rebounded later to end the morning trading at 9,513.92.