Japan Stocks Experience Sharpest Drop Since Pandemic Amid Global Market Concerns
Japanese stocks faced a significant downturn on Friday, with the Nikkei 225 plunging 5.8%, marking the index’s largest single-day drop since March 2020. The decline, driven by concerns over the US economy and expectations of further interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan (BOJ), contributed to a global market selloff. The Nikkei’s fall extended…