TOKYO - OCTOBER 10: The exchange rate and the Nikkei index are displayed on an electric board at Gaitame.com, a foreign exchange trading company, on October 10, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Today the Nikkei 225-issue stock index fell below the 9,000 yen level for the first time since June 2003. Getty Images logo Getty Images 16 months ago

TOKYO - OCTOBER 10: The exchange rate and the Nikkei index are displayed on an electric board at Gaitame.com, a foreign exchange trading company, on October 10, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Today the Nikkei 225-issue stock index fell below the 9,000 yen level for the first time since June 2003.

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  1. People stand in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average closed at a nearly two-month low, falling 105.27 points, or 1.1 percent, to 9,951.82.
  2. A woman walks in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo showing bear tack of stock indexes around the world Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Japanese benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average lost 293.33 points, to end morning session at 10,062.65.
  3. A man walks in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average lost 293.33 points, to end morning session at 10,062.65.
  4. People look at the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average lost 216.25 points, or 2.1 percent, to 10,198.04, the lowest finish since Dec. 21, 2009, pressured by a strong yen and fresh concern over the U.S. economic outlook.
  5. People stand in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average lost 216.25 points, or 2.1 percent, to 10,198.04, the lowest finish since Dec. 21, 2009, pressured by a strong yen and fresh concern over the U.S. economic outlook.
  6. People look at the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, showing Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average gains 133.91 to 10,385.99 point Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, shortly after U.S. President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
  7. A man watches the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average was down 187.41 points, or 1.8 percent, to 10,325.28.
  8. A man walks past an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010 as Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average fell 77.86 points, or 0.74 percent, to 10,512.69.
  9. A man walks past an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010 as Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average fell 77.86 points, or 0.74 percent, to 10,512.69.
  10. Tourists with their luggage walk past an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010 as Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average fell 77.86 points, or 0.74 percent, to 10,512.69.
  11. A man walks past an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average dived 277.86 points, or 2.6 percent, to 10,590.55 as Asian stock markets tumbled Friday after President Barack Obama proposed a sweeping overhaul of Wall Street banks to avert future financial crises.
  12. A man on a bicycle looks at an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average dropped 295.40 points, or 2.72 percent, from Thursday to end morning trading to 10,573.01.
  13. A man raises his head skyward in front of an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average dropped 295.40 points, or 2.72 percent, from Thursday to end morning trading to 10,573.01.
  14. A man walks past an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average dropped 295.40 points, or 2.72 percent, from Thursday to end morning trading to 10,573.01.
  15. A man walks by a stock board outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average fell 1.8 percent to close at 10,781.03 in the morning session.
  16. In this Jan. 13, 2010 photo, a TV cameraman films an electric stock board indicating the benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average lost 144.11 points, or 1.3 percent, to 10,735.03 while passersby check the share prices in Tokyo, Japan. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, says in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, that China and other developing Asian economies are leading a global recovery that is faster and stronger than expected, but warned that money rushing into emerging markets could lead to asset bubbles.

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