Tokyo stocks close down 2.46 percent

Tokyo stocks close down 2.46 percent

(2 Oct 2009) 1. Various of Tokyo Stock Exchange STORYLINE: Tokyo stocks closed down 2.46 percent early on Friday with 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average falling 245.22 points to 9,733.42. The market was following bad news from the US where employment and manufacturing data sent Wall Street falling rapidly overnight. The yen's continuing rise against the US dollar was also of concern to Japanese exporters. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you... Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork