(URGENT) Tokyo stocks dive 10.55% on nuclear fears
TOKYO, March 15, 2011 (AFP) - Tokyo shares closed down 10.55 percent on
Tuesday as panicking investors dumped stocks after the government said rising
radiation levels at a stricken nuclear plant posed a threat to health.
Tuesday as panicking investors dumped stocks after the government said rising
radiation levels at a stricken nuclear plant posed a threat to health.
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