Japan's cabinet secretary pledges close market watch as Nikkei falls 5.96%
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said the government would monitor market developments with heightened vigilance, while declining to comment on the impact of specific factors. The Nikkei closed down 3,643.13 points, or 5.96%, at 57,434.77 on November 6—its third-largest point decline and its first close below 60,000 in six months.