KLSE CI fell further in the afternoon trade today, following the news of Japan being struck by a 8.9 magnitude earthquake off its northeastern coast which happens at 2:46p.m. local time. Kyodo reported that a 10-meter tsunami wave was seen at Sendai port, Sendai at around 3:55p.m. local time.
Several tsunami warnings have been issued internally for Japan as well as externally for several countries by Japan Meteorological Agency. As at 4:08 p.m. local time today, the following tsunami map was published by the agency:
Asia stocks tumble on Japan quake, with:
- Nikkei 225 closed at 10,254.43 (-179.95, -1.72%)
- Hang Seng Index closed at 23,249.78 (-365.11, -1.55%)
- KLSE Index closed at 1495.62 (-21.29, -1.40%)
- Straits Times Index closed at 3,043.49 (-31.95, -1.04%)
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