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Tokyo stocks edge down at the close
TOKYO, Dec 19, 2017 (BSS/AFP) – Tokyo stocks ended trade modestly lower
Tuesday as investors took profits off the table ahead of the start of the
year-end holiday season.
The Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.15 percent, or 33.77 points, to close at
22,868.00. The broader Topix index was down 0.15 percent, or 2.72 points, at
1,815.18.
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