‘Please Stop!’ Says Daiwa Trader, as Topix Sinks Most Since 2011
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On Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s Tokyo trading floor, traders spent most of the day on edge, with the atmosphere getting tenser with every tick in the market.
After forgoing their usual lunch break, minutes of frantically typing sell orders turned to hours as Japanese shares plummeted further. Local television crews were filming their reactions.