Tokyo trading halted as Brexit leads to over 8% plunge in futures
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Pedestrians waiting to cross a road in front of an electronic stock board outside a securities firm in Tokyo on Friday (June 24).
PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
TOKYO (Reuters) - Trading was briefly halted for Japan's Nikkei futures on Friday (June 24) as global equity markets plunged on fears that Britain would leave the European Union.
Trading will resume after a 10-minute break. The Nikkei futures were down 8.1 per cent.
