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Tokyo stocks close lower as investors look for direction
TOKYO, Jan 16, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Tokyo stocks closed lower on Wednesday as
investors looked for direction, and the currency market remained stable
during Asian trade after volatility for the British pound around a Brexit
vote.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.55 percent, or 112.54 points, to
end at 20,442.75 while the broader Topix index was down 0.32 percent, or 4.95
points, at 1,537.77.
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