The broader Topix index also fell by up to 11%, erasing all its gains for the year. By Friday, the Nikkei 225 had already experienced its most significant one-day points fall since the 1987 crash ...
The broader Topix index finished 3.19 points, or 0.12 percent, lower at 2,576.54. On the top-tier Prime Market, decliners were led by pharmaceutical, marine transportation and precision instrument ...