Nikkei Down 11.4 Percent, Worst Fall Since ’87 Crash

October 16th, 2008

Down 10%. Up 14%. Down 11%.

Via: Reuters:

The Nikkei average tumbled more than 11 percent on Thursday in its biggest one-day fall since the 1987 stock market crash, after weak U.S. data fuelled fears that bank rescue measures would not stave off a global recession.

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One Response to “Nikkei Down 11.4 Percent, Worst Fall Since ’87 Crash”

  1. Loveandlight says:
    October 16, 2008 at 2:41 pm

    Down 10%. Up 14%. Down 11%.

    If one were to plot these fluctuations on a graph, the resulting line would no doubt resemble a heart-attack as portrayed by an EKG monitor.

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