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Tokyo shares plunge on mix reaction over BOJ moves

Xinhua, December 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares ended the trading Friday sharply lower as volatile sentiment dominated the market after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided new steps to support its monetary easing policy.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average tumbled 366.76 points, or 1.90 percent, from Thursday at 18,986.80. The index briefly surged about 500 points immediately after the BOJ announcement.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange shed 27.61 points, or 1.76 percent, to 1,537.10.

All sectors on the main section lost ground and decliners were led by oil and coal products, insurance and pulp and paper issues.

The turnover was about 3,597.1 billion yen (around 29.42 billion U.S. dollars). Enditem