Royal Dutch Shell jumped 3.9% after it said it would sell its Permian Basin assets to ConocoPhillips for $9.5 billion in cash, exiting the largest US oilfield
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunged 2.17 percent or 660.34 points to end at 29,839.71, while the broader Topix index fell 1.70 percent or 35.62 points to 2,064.55
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dived 2.07 percent or 630.51 points to 29,869.54 in early trade, while the broader Topix index fell 2.21 percent or 46.36 points to 2,053.81