Tokyo stocks tumbled Tuesday on broad-sector selling by speculative investors, sending the benchmark indexes on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to levels last seen in the early 1980s.

The 225-issue Nikkei average shed 304.59 points, or 3.20 percent, to close at 9,217.04, its lowest level since Sept. 19, 1983, when it finished at 9,141.25.

The broader Topix index of all first-section issues fell 26.12 points, or 2.81 percent, to 904.24, its lowest close since Dec. 25, 1984, when it ended at 898.99.