Nikkei stock index tumbles 4% on U.S. tariff concerns

Tokyo stocks plunged on Monday, the final day of Japan's 2024 fiscal year, with the Nikkei index ending down 4 percent at a seven-month low amid selling triggered by concern over the adverse impact of U.S. tariffs on the Japanese economy.The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average slid 1,502.77 points, or 4.05 percent, from Friday to 35,617.56, its lowest closing since Aug. 9, and finishing down 11.8 percent from a year earlier. The broader Topix index finished 98.52 points, or 3.57 percent, lower at 2,658.73.All sectors lost ground on the top-tier Prime Market, with decliners led by insurance, nonf…READ FULL ARTICLE