TOKYO -- Japan's benchmark stock index fell and the yen gyrated on Monday after the Bank of Japan followed international peers by unveiling emergency measures to try to nurse the economy through the coronavirus crisis.
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Jittery trading on the Nikkei reflected investor sentiment as Asian markets began to open following the U.S. Fed's actions. (Photo by Shihoko Nakaoka)
TOKYO -- Japan's benchmark stock index fell and the yen gyrated on Monday after the Bank of Japan followed international peers by unveiling emergency measures to try to nurse the economy through the coronavirus crisis.