BCN-14 Tokyo stocks fall for third straight session

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Tokyo stocks fall for third straight session

TOKYO, Oct 29, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Tokyo stocks gave up early gains to close
down for a third straight session on Monday as market sentiment remained weak
following recent volatile trade.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which lost 5.9 percent last week, fell
0.16 percent or 34.80 points to close at 21,149.80, while the broader Topix
index was down 0.40 percent or 6.45 points to 1,589.56.

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