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TOKYO, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks plunged Thursday morning as investors were in a risk-off mood following U.S. payroll data for September released overnight coming in well below par, triggering further concerns about the health of the world's largest economy.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average tumbled 440.67 points, or 2.02 percent, from Wednesday to 21,337.94.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, dropped 31.61 points, or 1.98 percent, at 1,564.68.
Every industry category retreated into negative territory, with warehousing and harbor transportation service, farm and fishery, and land transportation issues comprising the biggest decliners by the morning break.
