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Tokyo stocks fall 0.48 pct by break on stalled TPP

Xinhua, August 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks fell 0.48 percent in the morning session of Monday as investor sentiment was soured after the latest 12-party Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact negotiations ended without agreement.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was down 99.68 points, or 0. 48 percent, from Friday to end the morning at 20,485.56. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 5.20 points, or 0.31 percent, at 1,654.32.

Decliners were led by oil and coal products, insurance and mining issues. Endi