TOKYO - The yen rose sharply to a four-month high against the U.S. dollar, while the Nikkei stock index plunged to a two-month low on Tuesday as market participants were surprised by a Bank of Japan decision that they saw as monetary tightening following a decade of its ultraloose policy under the current governor.
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