Nikkei index dropped more than two percent

January 27, 2020

A pedestrian walks in front of an electric quotation board displaying the morning numbers on the Nikkei 225 Index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on January 27, 2020.

Tokyo's key Nikkei index dropped more than two percent at the open on January 27 on concerns over the potential impact of a new coronavirus that has killed 80 people in China. AFP-Jiji Press