LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Japan's blue-chip benchmark Nikkei Stock Average ended Tuesday down about 12% from its recent high on March 19, with foreign investors driving much of the selling, according to Nikkei news report Wednesday. Investors outside Japan accounted for almost 70% of the trading value in the index's shares, and have been...
South Korea is prepared to take “prompt” action to stabilize markets should it be needed as Europe’s sovereign debt crisis deepens, the country’s vice...


