Sharp decline for the Tokyo stock exchange, with the index Nikkei which closed down by 2,93%, at 14.033,45 points. The index Topix it stopped at 1.152,01 points, recording a drop of 2,58%. 2,11 billion shares traded on the first market.
The market was pushed down by concerns over the evolution of the Ukrainian crisis and the strengthening of the yen, which will damage exports (dollar and euro are respectively traded at 101,57 and 141,50 yen).
The negative closure of Wall Street also weighed on Japanese stock markets, where the giant Twitter lost more than 17%.
