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Tokyo stocks close down; Nissan plunges over 5%
TOKYO, Nov 20, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Tokyo stocks dropped on Tuesday with shares
in Nissan diving more than five percent and Mitsubishi also plunging after
chairman Carlos Ghosn was arrested over allegations of financial misconduct.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 1.09 percent or 238.04 points to close
at 21,583.12, while the broader Topix index was down 0.73 percent or 11.94
points at 1,625.67.
BSS/AFP/MR/ 1430 hrs