Tokyo stocks on Tuesday saw their largest decline since 2016 as Wall Street's sell-off delivered heavy blows to investor risk appetite.

The Nikkei 225 average temporarily fell more than 1,600 points to a low of 21,078.71, down from the previous day's close of 22,682.08. It ended the day at 21,610.24, 1,071.84 points lower than Monday's final figure.

The fall was the largest since the index dropped 1,286.33 points in June 2016.