Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:19:56 GMT
Australian stocks tumble amid Fed minutes, while Japanese Futures surge
Australian stocks plummeted as the Fed lawmakers claimed they would stop their $85 billion monthly bond-buying plan sometime in 2013. Japanese equity contracts spiked before markets reopening. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index plunged 0.3% to 4,727.90 in Sydney, bouncing back from most since May 2011.