Nikkei Index

Nikkei index: The S P/TSX composite index fell 94.14 points to 12,658.09, while the Canadian dollar rose 0.73 of a cent to 97.14 cents US, according to Times Colonist. The 7.3 per cent slide in the Nikkei to 14,483.93, which was also partly blamed on a spike in Japanese government bond yields, amounted to the biggest drop for the index since Japan was hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami more than two years ago and TORONTO - Toronto and U.S. stock markets racked up losses Thursday amid a contraction in Chinese manufacturing that drove Tokyo's Nikkei index down to levels not seen in more than two years. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrials fell 12.67 points to 15,269.93, the S P 500 was down 4.84 points at 1,650.51 and the Nasdaq dipped 3.88 points to 3,459.42. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.