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Nikkei rallies after record falls
Nikkei rallies after record falls
Stocks in Tokyo closed up 6.41% as investors hunted for bargains after the Nikkei suffered some of its worst losses since 1982 in volatile trading.
By AFP (text)

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Japanese stocks soared 6.41 percent by the close on Tuesday as the yen fell sharply and investors hunted for bargains after the Nikkei index tumbled to a 26-year low.
   
The Nikkei ended up 459.02 points at 7,621.92, snapping a four-day losing streak.
   
Trading was extremely volatile with the benchmark falling below the key 7,000-point level at one point in early trade for the first time since 1982.
 

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