JT plunges on US$5b asset deal


Transaction for Natural American Spirit is overpriced, say analysts

TOKYO: Japan Tobacco Inc (JT) fell to the lowest in six months after agreeing to pay about US$5bil for the international rights to Reynolds American Inc’s Natural American Spirit division.

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