Nikkei dives 3.5% down

The Japan share market stumbled to a two-month low on Monday, 13 June 2016, dragged down by yen ascent against basket of major currencies yen amid worries over global growth and the possible impact of Britain quitting the EU as opinion polls showing an exit is a real possibility. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slumped 3.51 percent, or 582.18 points, to 16,019.18 by the close, its lowest since mid-April, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares was down 3.47 percent, or 46.18 points, to finish at 1,284.54. Falling issues overwhelmed rising ones 1,903 to 40 in the TSE's first section, while 15 issues were unchanged. Volume fell to about 1.88 billion shares from Friday's about 2.21 billion shares.

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