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Tokyo stocks fall 0.99 pct after weak Japan machinery data

Xinhua, October 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks fell 0.99 percent on Thursday, snapping a six-day winning streak with sentiment dampened by data showing Japanese machinery orders fell unexpectedly for a third straight month in August.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was down 181.81 points, or 0. 99 percent, from Wednesday at 18,141.17. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 11.77 points, or 0.79 percent, to 1,481.40.

Decliners were led by air transport, retail and pharmaceuticals.

The turnover was 2,618.22 billion yen (about 21.84 billion U.S. dollars). Endi