Japan's Nikkei falls over 11 percent Agence France-Presse

Published: Thursday October 9, 2008





Print This Email This TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's headline Nikkei-225 index fell more than 11 percent Friday in a massive plunge amid a global financial crisis.



The index lost a whopping 1,042.08 points or 11.38 percent to 8,115.41 in the morning trade before trimming losses.



The headline index continued to fall following an overnight sell off on Wall Street.



