Employees of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) work at the bourse in Tokyo May 23, 2013. Japan's Nikkei stock average tumbled 3.7 percent on Thursday, in a dramatic turnaround from a 5-1/2-year high hit in morning trade and was on track for its biggest daily drop in two years, as weak Chinese factory activity data rattled investors. REUTERS/Yuya Shino (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Employees of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) work at the bourse in Tokyo May 23, 2013. Japan's Nikkei stock average tumbled 3.7 percent on Thursday, in a dramatic turnaround from a 5-1/2-year high hit in morning trade and was on track for its biggest daily drop in two years, as weak Chinese factory activity data rattled investors. REUTERS/Yuya Shino (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)