Nikkei Already Off Over 5% After Earthquake

In its first full day of trading since the earthquake and tsunami, Japan’s market is (predictably) diving.

The NIkkei is off only about 2% in the opening seconds. Now it’s off 4%. Now off 5.1%.

Meanwhile, the BOJ is pumping $86 billion — or 7 trillion yen — into the market.

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