Nikkei Stock Average Falls More Than 500 points on Thursday Afternoon After Exceeding Record Intraday High of 40,314.64 Monday (Update 1)

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The Nikkei Stock Average fell more than 500 points on Thursday afternoon after exceeding the record intraday high of 40,314.64 on Monday.

The benchmark hovers around 39,594 around 2:35 p.m.