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Tokyo stocks drop in early trading as geopolitical concerns spark risk off mood

Xinhua, November 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks lost ground in early trading Wednesday as investors were in a risk averse mood following Turkey shooting down a Russian jet a day earlier.

As of 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 85.66 points, or 0.43 percent, from Tuesday to 19,839.23, while the broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 8.62 points, or 0.54 percent, to 1,597.32.

Notable decliners in early trading comprised securities, precision instruments and air transport-linked shares. Enditem