Nikkei fell

Nikkei today fell by 248.56 yen and closed at 16268.92 which broke the recent lowest level marked on 25th October.In addition to the concerns on sub-prime issues ,political concerns made the market down.

Stock Indices
Nikkei225Average O. 16458.14 H. 16458.14 L.. 16211.79 C. 16268.92 CHG. -248.56
TOPIX O. 1597.72 H. 1597.89 L.. 1570.91 C. 1575.13 CHG. -25.04 VOL. 200556
JASDAQ O. 78.86 H. 78.9 L.. 76.71 C. 76.85 CHG. -1.84 VOL. 52425

Stock Index Futures
Nikkei225Futures O. 16440 H. 16450 L.. 16220 C. 16300 CHG. -190 VOL. 90349
TOPIX Futures O. 1597.5 H. 1598.5 L.. 1570.5 C. 1577.5 CHG. -21 VOL. 43449