Tokyo stocks slump 1.15% to two-month low

The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 178.38 points to 15,300.55, its lowest since mid-August.

Tokyo: Tokyo stocks closed down 1.15 percent Friday at a two-month low, after Wall Street tumbled on concerns about the global economy while the head of the IMF warned over a eurozone recession.

The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 178.38 points to 15,300.55, its lowest since mid-August, and the Topix index of all first-section shares lost 1.40 percent, or 17.69 points, to end at 1,243.09.

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