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24 Feb 2009: Stockmarkets around world fall after last night's grim trading in America
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1 Nov 2008:
Bank of Japan cuts interest rates for the first time in seven years as Nikkei index closes down 5%
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28 Oct 2008:
Having briefly dipped below the 7000 mark, the Nikkei recovered to rise 6.41% to 7621 as investors snapped up bargain shares in Sony, Honda and Toyota
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28 Oct 2008:
Future looks painful as Japan's biggest banks nurse their wounds from Nikkei slump
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27 Oct 2008:
Japan poised to intervene in its currency market for first time in more than four years
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16 Oct 2008:
Prime minister's comments are first real sign of split among world's richest countries on how to address credit crunch and looming global recession
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14 Oct 2008:
Japan's Nikkei 225 soars 14.2%, its biggest one-day gain in its 58-year history
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10 Oct 2008:
The FTSE 100 suffered its worst week since the 1987 crash, losing more than 20% of its value over just five days, as furious selling across the world's markets continued this afternoon.
Another vicious day in London saw the FTSE 100 plunge by 8.9%, taking it below the 4000-point mark and to its lowest level for five years.
The blue-chip index lost 381.7 points to close the day at 3932.1 as fears of a major worldwide recession intensified.
It was the FTSE's third biggest percentage one-day fall ever, exceeded only by the first two days of the October 1987 crash. In terms of points it was the second worst day in the index's history, just shy of the 391-point collapse recorded on Monday.
The FTSE opened the day down as much as 10%, taking its cue from Japan, where the Nikkei had tumbled 9.6% and recorded a 24% decline over the week.
Later in the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was sent on an extraordinary rollercoaster ride, losing almost 700 points in the first few minutes... -
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8 Oct 2008:
Asia's battered markets plunged for a fifth straight today following yet more turmoil on Wall Street
1-15 of 37 for Nikkei
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Grim Friday ahead
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