Tokyo: Stocks close lower on interest rate worries

Published Wed, Aug 24, 2022 · 02:25 PM
    • The benchmark Nikkei 225 index ended down 0.49 per cent, or 139.28 points, at 28,313.47.
    • The benchmark Nikkei 225 index ended down 0.49 per cent, or 139.28 points, at 28,313.47. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

    TOKYO stocks closed lower on Wednesday (Aug 24) as renewed worries over rate hike plans in the United States weighed on the market ahead of a meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming this week.

    The benchmark Nikkei 225 index ended down 0.49 per cent, or 139.28 points, at 28,313.47 while the broader Topix index fell 0.22 per cent, or 4.26 points, to 1,967.18.

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