Japan’s $1.1 Trillion Stock Meltdown Rewrote the Record Books
The value of shares traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime Market reached the highest level ever on Monday, at ¥7.97 trillion ($55 billion).
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The three-day meltdown in Japan’s stocks that’s rocked global markets was so violent that it almost defies description. Here are some numbers that put the size and scope of the move in perspective:
Biggest percentage fall since Black Monday in 1987