Japanese stocks tumbled after talks between OPEC members and other producers ended without any agreement on limiting supplies, while the yen gained after the Group of 20 finance ministers signaled opposition to curbing the currency’s strength. Energy stocks led losses as crude futures sank. Insurers posted the second-largest decline in the wake of Thursday’s earthquake and strong aftershocks Saturday that pushed the death toll higher. Companies that halted some production after the quake also dropped, including Sony Corp., which lost 5.8 percent. The Topix index slumped 2.9 percent to 1,321.70 as of 9:56 a.m. in Tokyo, with all of its 33 industry groups falling, after rising last...
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