11
March
Asia stocks tumble on Japan quake, Mideast fears
11 March 2011 MarketWatch
Japanese stocks fell sharply in late trading on Friday after a powerful earthquake rocked the country’s northern coast, triggering a tsunami and generating tremors that shook buildings in Tokyo.
News of the quake, which struck in the closing minutes of stock market trading in Tokyo, accelerated a fall caused after hefty overnight losses on Wall Street and amid lingering worries over the political turmoil in the Middle East.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/asia-stocks-tumble-on-japan-quake-mideast-fears-2011-03-11
