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Traders braced for nosedive on Tokyo stock market

CITY traders are braced for turbulence on financial markets today in the wake of the earthquake and tsunamis that hit Japan on Friday.

London-based investors will be watching for sharp falls on the Tokyo stock market. The Japanese market’s main Nikkei index is expected to dive on fears that growth in the world’s third-largest economy may slow.