Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso in a 2006 file photo. On Monday, Prime Minister Aso implored government officials to take action to prevent further market fallout. On Monday, stock markets across Asia resumed their downward slide, and Japan's Nikkei stock index fell to lows not seen since October 1982 as the Japanese government's former measures to stop the credit and stock crisis have been seen by stockholders as not sufficient. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 6.3 percent, or 116.27 points, to close the day at 1,723.35. In the past year, the Shanghai Index, which is the most valued in mainland China, has lost nearly three quarters of its value. Other Asian markets fell sharply on fears echoed by Japan and China. Singapore's Straits Times Index , which fell 8.3 percent on Friday, was not open today for a holiday. Indian shares on the Sensex index in Mumbai fell ten percent, below the crucial 8,000-point level earlier in the day before rallying to a more modest two-percent decline. Australia's stock losses were also marginally lower, still pushing the All Ordinaries in Sydney to their lowest levels since autumn 2004, at 3,768. Market Data
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso in a 2006 file photo. On Monday, Prime Minister Aso implored government officials to take action to prevent further market fallout. On Monday, stock markets across Asia resumed their downward slide, and Japan's fell to lows not seen since October 1982 as the Japanese government's former measures to stop the credit and stock crisis have been seen by stockholders as not sufficient. The lost 6.3 percent, or 116.27 points, to close the day at 1,723.35. In the past year, the Shanghai Index, which is the most valued in mainland China, has lost nearly three quarters of its value. Other Asian markets fell sharply on fears echoed by Japan and China. Singapore's , which fell 8.3 percent on Friday, was not open today for a holiday. Indian shares on the in Mumbai fell ten percent, below the crucial 8,000-point level earlier in the day before rallying to a more modest two-percent decline. Australia's stock losses were also marginally lower, still pushing the in Sydney to their lowest levels since autumn 2004, at 3,768. Market Data
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