TOKYO: Tokyo's benchmark stock index plunged more than three percent Thursday afternoon as the soaring yen hammered exporters after the Bank of Japan decided against boosting its stimulus.

The Nikkei 225 tumbled 3.10 percent, or 493.21 points, to 15,426.27 in late afternoon trading.

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