Japan's Nikkei sees largest one-day drop in decades

TOKYO, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index on Friday saw its largest one-day drop of the year, also the second largest in history.

It also marked the largest drop in over 36 years since a plummet of 3,836 points on Oct. 20, 1987, the day after the Black Monday crash.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended the day at 35,909.70, down 2,216.63 points or 5.81 percent from Thursday.