Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:49:10 GMT
Japan's shares decline
Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average declined, slipping 19%, and it almost entered the bear market as the Japanese currency appreciated to its strongest versus the greenback in more than eight weeks. The Nikkei 225 dropped 5.6% to 12,547.96 at 12:39 p.m. Tokyo time, making it the third decline of more than 5% in previous month. The index slid 6.6% today,