These Charts Show How Markets Are Reacting to Ghosn's Arrest

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Market reaction to the sudden arrest of Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn has been swift, with shares of the three partner companies he was involved in tumbling as investors digested the implications for the automotive alliance.

Nissan slumped as much as 6.5 percent to an August 2016 low, while Mitsubishi Motors Corp. tumbled the most since April 2016 in Tokyo Tuesday. The news of the sudden downfall of Ghosn, also chairman of Mitsubishi Motors and Chief Executive Officer of Renault SA, amid allegations of financial misconduct hit after the trading ended in Japan Monday.