Tokyo: Stocks down at close as China stock rout weighs

[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks slipped 0.10 per cent Tuesday, recovering earlier losses in line with Chinese shares which had dived in morning trade, a day after the mainland market's heaviest one-session loss in more than eight years.

The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange closed down 21.21 points to 20,328.89, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares eased 0.52 per cent, or 8.44 points, to 1,629.46.

AFP