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Nikkei plunges over 2 pct on disappointing ECB stimulus

Xinhua, December 4, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares ended the trading Friday sharply lower with its benchmark Nikkei index plunging over 2 percent due to the European Central Bank's latest stimulus measures which failed to meet the market's expectations.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average tumbled 435.42 points, or 2.18 percent, from Thursday at 19,504.48.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange plunged 28.92 points, or 1.80 percent, to 1,574.02.

Decliners were led by shipping, real estate and nonferrous metals.

The turnover was about 2,431.4 billion yen (about 19.84 billion U.S. dollars). Enditem