Stock shock
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Japan intervened in currency markets to weaken the yen in a bid to safeguard the nation's economy from speculator-driven rises that pushed the unit near post-war highs.
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Trader John W Panin of JNK Securites Corp. works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
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Traders monitor stock prices at Profindo International Securities in Jakarta, even as Indonesia's stock market fell more than 5% on global cues.
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A currency trader reacts in front of screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea.
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An Indian stockbroker reacts as he monitors share prices during intraday trade at a brokerage firm in Mumbai.
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A money trader reacts in front of a monitor for the yen-dollar exchange rate at a money market brokerage firm in Tokyo.
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A money trader sends a signal to another trader in front of the yen-dollar foreign exchange rate at a money market brokerage firm in Tokyo.
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