
Business men are reflected on an electric stock market board in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. The Nikkei index has lost 469.04 points to 9,686.86 at one point in the morning session on Wednesday. The Japanese index on Tuesday closed at the lowest level in almost five years amid deepening uncertainty over the course of the financial crisis.
A pedestrian walks past an electric stock market board in Tokyo Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. The Nikkei index has lost 404.05 points to 9,751.85 at one point in the morning session on Wednesday. The dollar then traded at 101.41-44 yen. The Japanese index on Tuesday closed at the lowest level in almost five years amid deepening uncertainty over the course of the financial crisis.