Japan Shares Tumble as Nuclear Crisis Fears Create Panic
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Tokyo shares closed down 10.55pc on Tuesday as panicking investors dumped stocks after the government said levels of radiation leaking from a stricken nuclear plant posed a threat to health.

Japan's Nikkei index clawed back some ground from an earlier freefall - sliding more than 12pc at one stage - to close down 1,015.34 points at 8,605.15. The broader Topix plunged 9.5pc in its worst two-day fall since 1987.

Other Asian markets suffered a ripple effect as investors fled stocks as the crisis in the world's No. 3 economy seemed only to escalate after a third explosion at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in Fukushima province. » | Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Asia Stocks Fall on Growing US Economic Fears
TIMES ONLINE: Asian stocks fell heavily on Tuesday following last night's sharp decline in American shares. Investors responded to fears that the world's largest economy is sinking further into recession and speculation that the US Government may be forced to buy stakes in ailing banks, despite assurances from Washington that lenders would not be nationalised.

Japan's Nikkei Index fell by 1.5 per cent to a four-month low, narrowly avoiding a slide to below 7,000 for the first time in 26 years, closing at 7,268.56. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng lost 461.46 points, or 3.5 per cent, to end the day at 12,713.64. Last night, the Dow Jones industrial average fell to an 11-year low, losing 250.89 points to 7,114.78.

Japanese shares remained in the red for the day despite hints from Kaoru Yosano, the newly appointed Finance Minister, that the Government may be working on more measures to support the domestic share market. "The side-effects of falling stock prices are worse than expected,” said Mr Yosano. “We are witnessing many negative wealth effects with impaired assets held by banks and insurance firms.”

Japan's Government is understood to be mulling over plans to buy falling stocks with money from the public purse in an effort to keep prices buoyant. >>> Leo Lewis, Asia Business Correspondent | Tuesday, February 24, 2009

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Finanzkrise: Börsen in Asien und Europa brechen ein
WELT ONLINE: Das Rettungspaket für die Hypo Real Estate beruhigt die Anleger nicht. Weltweit rauschen die Börsen ab. Deutschland trifft es besonders hart, der Dax verliert mehr als fünf Prozent und fällt auf den tiefsten Stand seit Juli 2006. Jetzt stellt Finanzminister Steinbrück den Börsengang der Bahn infrage.

Die Finanzmarktkrise hat die Weltbörsen erneut auf Talfahrt geschickt. Die Turbulenzen um den Immobilienfinanzierer Hypo Real Estate ließen den Dax zeitweise um mehr als fünf Prozent einbrechen. Der Dax fiel zum Mittag um 5,51 Prozent auf 5477 Punkte und sackte damit auf den tiefsten Stand seit Juli 2006. Nebenwerte verloren noch stärker. Auch die wichtigsten europäischen Börsen starteten mit starken Verlusten in die neue Handelswoche.

Der japanische Leitindex Nikkei fiel mit einem Minus von mehr als 4 Prozent auf den niedrigsten Stand seit fünf Jahren. Vor allem Finanztitel zählten weltweit zu den großen Verlierern. Finanzkrise: Börsen in Asien und Europa brechen ein >>> Reuters/dma | 6. Oktober 2008

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