Tokyo: Stocks close lower

Published Wed, May 12, 2021 · 06:27 AM

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    [TOKYO] Tokyo stocks closed lower on Wednesday on concerns over the winding down of American monetary easing, with falls on other Asian bourses also weighing on the market.

    The benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed down 1.61 per cent or 461.08 points at 28,147.51 while the broader Topix index slipped 1.47 per cent or 27.97 points to 1,877.95.

    AFP

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