Nikkei ends below 18,000

Today's Tokyo market opened slightly higher.In the morning trading hours,the marke was stagnant with very narrow range.But in the middle of the afternoon session, there happened to be rapid fall and fainally Nikkei ended below 18,000 level.


Stock Indices
Nikkei225Average O. 18105.89 H. 18130.44 L.. 17919.17 C. 17984.14 CHG. -65.37
TOPIX O. 1773.35 H. 1776.98 L.. 1756.71 C. 1763.06 CHG. -4.66 VOL. 220055
JASDAQ O. 81.5 H. 81.61 L.. 80.8 C. 80.95 CHG. -0.37 VOL. 37100

Stock Index Futures
Nikkei225Futures O. 18120 H. 18150 L.. 17940 C. 17980 CHG. -80 VOL. 106925
TOPIX Futures O. 1772.5 H. 1777.5 L.. 1755.5 C. 1763 CHG. -3.5 VOL. 38935