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Tokyo shares tumble on U.S. Fed's unchanged rates

Xinhua, September 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares ended the trading Friday sharply lower as investors' sentiment here was weighed down by U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to maintain its near-zero interest rates during a policy meeting overnight.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average tumbled 362.06 points, or 1. 96 percent, from Thursday at 18,070.21.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 29.53 points, or 1.98 percent, to 1, 462.38.

Nearly all sectors lost ground except information and communication issues. The decliners were led by insurance, iron and steel as well as glass and ceramics.

The turnover was about 2,654.3 billion yen (about 22.13 billion U.S. dollars). Endi