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Tokyo stocks fall 0.6 pct. in morning amid Greece fears

Xinhua, June 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks fell 0.6 percent in the morning session of Thursday amid ongoing concerns about the risk of a Greek default.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average moved 120.35 points, or 0.6 percent lower, from Wednesday to end the morning at 20,098.92. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 8.23 points, or 0.5 percent, to 1,625.47.

Decliners were led by oil and coal products, air transport and securities. Endi