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Article: Nikkei plunges below 15,000 line
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- June 28, 2006
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Nikkei plunges below 15,000 line
TOKYO, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks dropped almost across the
board on Wednesday, with the benchmark Nikkei index ending below the
15,000 line for the first time in a week.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average plunged 285.70 points, or 1. 88
percent, to 14,886.11.
The Tokyo Stock Price Index of all First Section issues on the
Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 21.86 points, or 1.41 percent, to 1,527.
51.
Declining issues swamped advancing ones 1,429 to 212, with 54
shares ending flat.
Major export-oriented Japanese automaker and high-tech issues, ...