Japanese key stock index plunges over weak semiconductor, tech
TOKYO, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Japanese key stock index continued to drop on Tuesday, weighed by losses in semiconductor and tech stocks following a steep selloff in U.S. technology shares.
The benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, closed 548.93 points, or 1.39 percent, lower at 39,016.87.
Semiconductor-related stocks, including Advantest Corp and Tokyo Electron, extended losses fr