Asian Stocks Plunge Ahead Of Key US Jobs Report
Update as of 6:00 a.m. EDT: Reflecting worries over the findings of a U.S. jobs report, scheduled to be released Friday, Asian markets ended the day in the red. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index closed down 2.1 percent after briefly hitting a new seven-month low, and South Korea’s Kospi Composite index dropped 1.5 percent, closing down 30 points. India’s benchmark Sensex and Nifty indexes also closed down 2.1 percent Friday -- a day after reporting substantial gains. Original story below