Nikkei 225 drops below 10,000 in early trading

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese markets suffered a sell-off Tuesday after heavy losses on Wall Street, with exporters such as Canon Inc. hit hard on a strengthened yen. The Nikkei 225 Average dropped below the 10,000-point level for the first time since December 2003, dropping as low as 9,916.21 during the session,... [read full story]