'Smoking kills’: Russia’s Medvedev comments on Japan Tobacco stock nosedive

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Japan Tobacco shares fell a record 19.3% after the company's Russian assets were placed under temporary administration by a Russian firm. Dmitry Medvedev commented on the share-price plunge, linking it rhetorically to the health effects of smoking.

The company's stock plunged by a record 19.3% after its Russian assets were placed under temporary administration managed by a Russian firm