Japanese stocks posted their steepest one-day decline in more than two years on Thursday amid record trading values, as investors grabbed an opportunity to take profits from recent, rapid rises.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average closed down 7.3 per cent, marking the biggest drop since the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake, with big blue-chips such as Sharp and Tokyo Electric Power suffering double-digit percentage falls.
Turnover of Y5.8tn ($57bn) on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange was the highest on record for a single day, prompting economy minister Akira Amari to appeal for calm.
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