Tokyo: Stocks close down for third straight session

[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks fell for a third consecutive session on Tuesday in volatile trade, plunging nearly 3 per cent at one point over US-China trade war worries but paring losses later in the session.

The Nikkei 225 index lost 0.65 per cent, or 134.98 points, to close at 20,585.31 while the broader Topix index was down 0.44 per cent, or 6.65 points, at 1,499.23.

AFP