Asian stocks mixed on grim corporate forecasts (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Fri, 11/07/2008 - 12:00am

A businessman walks past an electric market board in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008.<br /><br />Japan's Nikkei 225 plunges 7 percent in early trade following heavy Wall Street losses. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)AP - HONG KONG — Asian markets were mixed Friday with Japan's key stock index down 1.6 percent as grim profit forecasts from Toyota and other companies, combined with sluggish U.S. economic data, stoked pessimism about the global economy.




 

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