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Tokyo stocks close lower as BoJ meets
TOKYO, July 30, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Tokyo stocks closed lower on Monday in
cautious trade as the Bank of Japan began a two-day meeting, and after US
stocks closed down on concerns about US growth.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index ended down 0.74 percent, or 167.91 points,
at 22,544.84, while the broader Topix index slipped 0.43 percent, or 7.61
points, to 1,768.15.
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