Tokyo Stock Exchange Continues Its Plunge
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A faltering Japanese yen and computerized program selling combined to drive stocks broadly lower in thin trading today on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The key Nikkei Average of 225 selected issues, which lost more than 266 points in the previous two sessions, plunged another 428.74 points, or 1.27%, to 33,362.34.
The broader-based Tokyo Stock Exchange Index of all major listed shares lost 20.10 points to 2,516.27 after gaining a scant 0.89 point on Tuesday.
