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Article: Nikkei plunges below 16,000
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- August 24, 2006
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Nikkei plunges below 16,000
TOKYO, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks dropped sharply on
Thursday, with the benchmark Nikkei index down below 16,000.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 202.41 points, or 1.25
percent, to 15,960.62.
The Tokyo Stock Price Index of all First Section issues on the
Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 17.25 points, or 1.05 percent, to 1,623.
03.
Export-oriented high-tech and auto shares, as well as major
financial issues, were among the day's major decliners.
Declining issues outpaced advancing ...