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Tokyo shares end lower on firmer yen

Xinhua, February 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares ended the trading Friday lower on selling of export-oriented issues triggered by the yen's advance against the U.S. dollars amid lower expectation of the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate hike.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 225.40 points, or 1.32 percent, from Thursday at 16,819.59.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 19.84 points, or 1.43 percent, to 1,368.97.

Decliners were led by real estate, financial and banks issues.

The day's turnover was about 2,894.6 billion yen (around 24.80 billion U.S. dollars). Enditem