Tokyo - Tokyo stocks extended losses Friday after Wall Street plunged overnight and the global slowdown deepened.

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 170.93 points, or 2.22 per cent, to 7,532.11. The broader Topix index was down 18.47 points, or 2.36 per cent, to 763.81.

On currency markets at 9 am (0000 GMT), the dollar dropped to 94.04-09 yen from Thursday's 5 pm quote of 95.23-26 yen.

The euro was quoted at 1.2435-40 dollars, down from Thursday's 5 pm quote of 1.2507-09 dollars, and at 116.97-117.02 yen, down from 119.12-16 yen. (dpa)