Tokyo stocks nosedived Thursday with the largest percentage loss in 20 years, on the sharp loss in New York and clouded global economic outlook. A pedestrian walks past a share price board in Tokyo, capital of Japan, on October 16, 2008. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index plunged 1,089.02, or 11.41 percent, to 8,458.45 points.

Pedestrians walk past a share price board in Tokyo, capital of Japan, on October 16, 2008. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index plunged 1,089.02, or 11.41 percent, to 8,458.45 points.

(Xinhua News Agency October 16, 2008)