Shares of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd witnessed the biggest fall in past

India equities fell sharply on Tuesday forcing the Sensex down to 12,676, a

Tokyo - Tokyo stocks opened low

New York 

The 30-share Index, Sensex lost more than 500 points on the back of strong selling activity in key stocks.

It also touched a low of 12,810.31.

Seoul - Shares plunged more than 3 per cent Tuesday on the Seoul stock exchange on heavy foreign selling as worries over a credit crunch in the US intensified.