Tokyo’s stock market just hit a turbulence button! Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index nosedived over 8% on Monday, triggering an automatic circuit breaker that froze futures trading until the afternoon. The index crashed below 33,000 points for the first time since January—and marked the steepest single-day drop since 1987.
Think of circuit breakers like a Netflix “Are you still watching?” prompt for traders —a pause to cool panic selling. Analysts say global economic jitters, from inflation fears to tech sell-offs, fueled the meltdown. Is this a blip or a storm? Investors worldwide are glued to their screens.
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Futures trading of Japan's Nikkei halted over circuit breaker
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