Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index sinks almost 13 per cent

A monitor shows the Nikkei 225 stock index in Tokyo, Japan
The Nikkei 225 stock is headed for its worst two-day decline ever. -AP

Japan's Nikkei 225 share index has plunged nearly 13 per cent as investors worried the US economy might be in worse shape than had been expected dumped a wide range of shares. 

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