Nikkei index drops 2.3%, extends global slump

MG News | February 09, 2018 at 11:24 AM GMT+05:00

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Tokyo's benchmark index plunged more than two percent on Friday after European and US stocks suffered big drops as volatility continued to dog equity markets.

The Nikkei index fell 2.32 percent, or 508.24 points, to close at 21,382.62, while the broader Topix index was down 1.91 percent, or 33.72 points, at 1,731.97 – AFP/APP

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Name	Price/Vol	%Chg/NChg
KSE100	134,299.77 290.06M	0.39% 517.42
ALLSHR	84,018.16 764.12M	0.48% 402.35
KSE30	40,814.29 132.59M	0.33% 132.52
KMI30	192,589.16 116.24M	0.49% 948.28
KMIALLSHR	56,072.25 387.69M	0.32% 180.74
BKTi	36,971.75 19.46M	-0.05% -16.94
OGTi	28,240.28 6.19M	0.21% 58.78

Symbol	Bid/Ask	High/Low

Name	Last	High/Low	Chg/%Chg
BITCOIN FUTURES	118,140.00	119,450.00 115,635.00	4270.00 3.75%
BRENT CRUDE	70.63	70.71 68.55	1.99 2.90%
RICHARDS BAY COAL MONTHLY	97.50	0.00 0.00	1.10 1.14%
ROTTERDAM COAL MONTHLY	108.75	108.75 108.75	0.40 0.37%
USD RBD PALM OLEIN	998.50	998.50 998.50	0.00 0.00%
CRUDE OIL - WTI	68.75	68.77 66.50	2.18 3.27%
SUGAR #11 WORLD	16.56	16.60 16.20	0.30 1.85%