TOKYO: Tokyo shares slumped Thursday morning, with exporters hit after the yen surged on a decision to delay a sales tax hike that threatened to dent Japan's struggling economy.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index tumbled 2.29 percent, or 387.61 points, to 16,568.12 by the break, extending the previous session's 1.62 percent fall.

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