Tokyo: Shares post biggest one-day fall since Trump vote

Published Wed, Mar 22, 2017 · 06:32 AM

[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks on Wednesday suffered their biggest one-day fall since US President Donald Trump's November election victory, underscoring investor concerns about the rookie politician's ability to advance his economy-boosting agenda.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 2.13 per cent, or 414.50 points, to end the day at 19,041.38, while the Topix index of all first-section issues lost 2.12 per cent, or 33.22 points, to close at 1,530.20.

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