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Tokyo stocks close lower as US tariff deadline looms
TOKYO, July 5, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Tokyo stocks closed lower Thursday on
investor jitters a day before a US deadline to impose tariffs on Chinese
imports.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.78 percent or 170.05 points to end
at 21,546.99, while the broader Topix index was down 1.01 percent, or 17.05
points, to end the session at 1,676.20.
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