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Japan’s key stock index plunges after ruling party election

TOKYO, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, plunged more than 4 percent on Monday after former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba was elected head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party last Friday. ■

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