Tokyo stocks on Tuesday saw their largest decline since 2016 as Wall Street¡¯s sell-off delivered heavy blows to investor risk appetite.
The Nikkei 225 average temporarily fell more than 1,600 points to a low of 21,078.71, down from the previous day¡¯s close of 22,682.08. It ended the day at 21,610.24, 1,071.84 points lower than Monday¡¯s final figure.
The fall was the largest since the index dropped 1,286.33 points in June 2016.
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