Japan stocks dive after weak data from US and China

Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average has dived more than 4% as weakness in US and Chinese manufacturing sent Asian markets sharply lower.

Japan stocks dive after weak data from US and China

Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average has dived more than 4% as weakness in US and Chinese manufacturing sent Asian markets sharply lower.

The slide in Asian stocks followed losses yesterday in Europe and on Wall Street after sentiment was hurt by the weak data from the world’s two biggest economies.

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