Tokyo: Stocks close lower on price concerns
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[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks closed lower on Friday, extending a rout on Wall Street, where investors were disappointed by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's response to inflation fears.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slid 0.23 per cent or 65.79 points to end at 28,864.32, while the broader Topix index fell 0.61 per cent or 11.44 points to 1,896.18.
AFP
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