Japan's Nikkei plunges 3.3% as eurozone fears continue

Japan's Nikkei 225 plunged by the most in 13 months today as global markets continue to be spooked by concerns Greece's debt crisis could spill over into Europe.

The index fell 3.27% to 10,695.69 yen after the Tokyo markets returned from a three-day holiday. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan's biggest bank by market value and large shareholder in Aberdeen Asset Management, lost 4.5% on the eurozone contagion fears. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 1.09% to 20,106.07, while Sydney's S&P/ASX 200 lost 2.16% to 4,573.20.