TOKYO: Tokyo shares dropped nearly 3.0% this morning, as worries about China’s economy and the impact of a possible US rate hike dragged the market down after its biggest one-day jump since 2008.
The Nikkei 225 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange tumbled 2.85%, or 535.84 points, to 18,234.67 by the lunch break, after the benchmark index rocketed 7.71% yesterday.
The broader Topix index of all first section shares was down 2.08%, or 31.41 points, to 1,475.96. – AFP, September 10, 2015.





