Tokyo stocks plunge, leading heavy losses in Asia

Posted on March 15, 2011 at 03:56 AM EDT

Asian shares tumble as Tokyo’s stock market benchmark plunges 10.6% on panic selling amid worries a possible Japanese nuclear catastrophe would further complicate and endanger the nation’s recovery from its worst-ever earthquake on record.

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