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Article: Nikkei plunges to close below 10,000 line
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- October 29, 2009
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Nikkei plunges to close below 10,000 line
TOKYO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Japan's key Nikkei stock index plunged
Thursday to close below 10,000 for the first time in three weeks,
dragged down by a stronger yen and sharp losses in Wall Street.
The benchmark Nikkei-225 index shed 183.95 points, or 1.83
percent, from Wednesday to 9,891.10.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo
Stock Exchange was down 6.54 points, or 0.74 percent, to 882. 26.
Decliners were led by rubber product, ...