(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) kyo April 09 - Tokyo stocks continued to tumble Wednesday with the Nikkei hitting a two-week intraday low dragged down by export-oriented shares on the yen's appreciation amid reduced expectations for further monetary easing. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 266.44 points or 1.82% from Tuesday to 14340.44. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 22.76 points or 1.94% at 1151.80 according to Japan's (Kyodo) News Agency. Shipping real estate and paper shares were among the morning session's major decliners
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