European markets slipped after the French Embassy in Tokyo warned that a low level of radioactive wind could reach the capital -- 240 km (150 miles) south of the plant -- in about 10 hours.
At 15:22 hrs (IST), DAX slipped 4.85% or 332.92 points at 6533.71.
CAC 40 was down 3.40% or 131.86 points at 3746.18.
FTSE 100 shed 2.75% or 158.69 points at 5616.55.
Japan's nuclear safety agency has said there are two holes of 8 sq m (86 sq feet) in a wall of the outer building of the number 4 reactor after an explosion there.
There have been a total of four explosions at the plant since it was damaged in last Friday's massive quake and tsunami. The most recent were blasts at reactors No. 2 and No. 4.
However, Asian markets ended lower today. Among them Nikkei 225 shed 10.55%, while Shanghai Composite, Hang Seng, Straits Times, Seoul Composite and Taiwan Weighted were down 1.5-2%.
Source: www.moneycontrol.com
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