Market rout: Asia stocks plunge after shares fell sharply last week

Stock markets in Asia plunged on Monday, following big falls last week by major indexes around the world.In Japan, the Nikkei 225 and Topix indexes were both down by more than 10% in afternoon trade.It comes after weak jobs data in the US on Friday sparked fears of a recession in the world's largest economy.Meanwhile, the yen has been strengthening against the US dollar since the Bank of Japan raised interest…