Tokyo - The Tokyo stock market lost more than 2 per cent Thursday on overnight losses on Wall Street.

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average tumbled 321.78 points, or 2.27 per cent, to 13,861.7.

The broader Topix index of all first-section issues also lost 29.42 points, or 2.12 per cent, at 1,360.61.

On currency markets at 9 am (0000 GMT), the dollar was quoted at 106.85-90 yen, down from Wednesday's 5 pm quote of 107.54-56 yen.

The euro was quoted at 1.5559-64 dollars, up from Wednesday's 5 pm quote of 1.5483-85 dollars, and at 166.24-29 yen, down from 166.51-55 yen. (dpa)