TOKYO: Tokyo stocks tumbled more than 3.0 percent in early trade Thursday after Wall Street suffered sharp drops amid fears the Federal Reserve will reduce its monthly bond purchases in coming months.

The benchmark Nikkei index was down 3.60 percent, or 478.99 points, to 12,810.33 in the first 30 minutes of trading.

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