Tokyo stocks close down; Nissan plunges over 5%

Tokyo - Tokyo stocks dropped on Tuesday with shares in Nissan diving more than five percent and Mitsubishi also plunging after chairman Carlos Ghosn was arrested over allegations of financial misconduct.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 1.09% or 238.04 points to close at 21 583.12, while the broader Topix index was down 0.73% or 11.94 points at 1 625.67.