Tokyo: Stocks down after high-tech sell-off
Published Mon, Jun 12, 2017 · 06:33 AM
[TOKYO] Tokyo shares fell Monday as technology shares took a hit, but news of a baby panda's birth at a Tokyo zoo sent shares in a local restaurant skyrocketing some 38 per cent.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.52 per cent, or 104.68 points, to 19,908.58 while the Topix index of all first-section issues was flat, edging down 0.01 per cent, or 0.11 points, to 1,591.55.
AFP
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