BANGKOK (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index plunged 12.4% on Monday, resuming sell-offs that are shaking world markets as investors fret over the state of the U.S. economy.
The Nikkei closed down 4,451.28 points at 31,458.42. The market’s broader TOPIX index fell 12.8% as selling picked up in the afternoon.
European markets opened lower, with Germany’s DAX down 2.5% at 17,222.69. The CAC 40 in Paris lost 2.4% to 7,080.96 and the FTSE 100 in London was 2% lower at 8,011.52.
Darkening the outlook for trading on Wall Street, early Monday the future for the S&P 500 was 2.5% lower and that for the Dow Jones Industrial
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