FILE PHOTO: A Japanese flag flutters atop the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo
SYDNEY: Japanese stock benchmark Nikkei dropped on Tuesday on growing fears that Tokyo could go into its first-ever lockdown as the global coronavirus crisis showed no signs of abating.
The Nikkei average fell 0.9% to 18,917.01, well below 19,500, the average cost of the Bank of Japan's massive stock purchase since 2013.
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