Nikkei At 18-Year Low

TOKYO ? SEPTEMBER 4: A Japanese man walks past an electronic board flashing stock prices September 4, 2002 in Tokyo, Japan. The Nikkei average fell for a seventh session to close at an 18-year low closing 3.2 percent at 9,217.04, the lowest since September 19, 1983. Major blue-chip issues and banks stumbled over worries of a dim economic outlook in the U.S. and Japan. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)

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