Tokyo - Tokyo stocks lost more than 2 per cent Tuesday on overnight falls in the US market.

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average tumbled 349.02 points in morning trading, or 2.65 per cent, to 12,816.43.

The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was also down 31.19 points, or 2.47 per cent, at 1,263.75.

On currency markets at 9 am (0000 GMT), the dollar was quoted at 110.10-15 yen, down from Monday's 5 pm quote of 110.25-26 yen.

The euro was quoted at 1.4693-98 dollars, down from Monday's 5 pm quote of 1.4748-49 dollars, and at 161.80-85 yen, down from 162.60-64 yen. (dpa)