Asian markets fall as BOJ action leaves investors unimpressed

More intervention pledged by central bank to address coronavirus crisis

Nikkei Index down 20200316

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)

JADA NAGUMO and NARAYANAN SOMASUNDARAM, Nikkei staff writers

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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