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Tokyo stocks fall 1.52 pct. in morning

Xinhua, July 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks fell 1.52 percent Wednesday morning as China's Shanghai stocks opened drastically lower.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average plunged 309.00 points, or 1. 52 percent, from Tuesday to end the morning at 20,067.59. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 30.32 points, or 1.85 percent, at 1,606.91.

All industry groups declined except shipping, with financing business, wholesalers and insurance leading decliners. Endi