India, Jan. 28 -- The Japanese stock market has finished lower in back-to-back sessions, dropping more than 940 points or 2.3 percent along the way. The Nikkei 225 now sits just above the 39,000-point plateau although it's likely to stop the bleeding on Wednesday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is upbeat ahead of the FOMC's rate decision later today. The European markets were mixed and the U.S. bourses were up and the Asian markets figure to follow the latter lead.
The Nikkei finished sharply lower on Tuesday following losses from the automobile and technology companies, while the financial sector was mixed.
For the day, the index tumbled 548.93 points or 1.39 percent to finish t 39,016.87 after trading between 38,886.05 and 3...