(250407) -- TOKYO, April 7, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A pedestrian passes a screen showing stock market information in Tokyo, Japan, April 7, 2025.
Tokyo stocks plunged early Monday with the benchmark Nikkei index briefly losing nearly 3,000 points amid growing fears of a global trade conflict triggered by U.S. tariffs.
In the first 15 minutes of trading, Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, shed 2,843.48 points, or 8.42 percent, from Friday to 30,937.10, the lowest intraday level since October 2023. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
