TOKYO: Tokyo stocks dived Monday morning as concern about the world economy and Britain's EU vote sparked a yen rally that hammered exporters including Toyota and factory robot maker Fanuc.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slumped 2.61 percent, or 432.88 points, to 16,168.48 by the break, extending a global sell-off, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares was down 2.65 percent, or 35.31 points, at 1,295.41.

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