JAPAN-NIKKEI-DROP

(240802) -- TOKYO, Aug. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A pedestrian passes a screen showing real-time stock market information in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 2, 2024. 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,