BCN-16 Tokyo shares close down on profit-taking

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Tokyo shares close down on profit-taking

TOKYO, Dec 20, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Tokyo shares closed marginally lower on
Friday as profit-taking erased early gains driven by fresh records on Wall
Street.

The headline Nikkei index fell 0.20 percent, or 48.22 points, to 23,816.63,
while the broader Topix index lost 0.18 percent, or 3.04 points, to 1,733.07.

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