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Tokyo shares end lower on yen's advance

Xinhua, February 19, 2016 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares ended the trading Friday lower on the yen's appreciation that triggered selling of export-linked issues amid weak sentiment brought by declines in the overnight U.S. market.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average declined 229.63 points, or 1.42 percent, from Thursday to 15,967.17.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 19.38 points, or 1.48 percent, to 1,291.82.

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

The day's turnover was about 2,277.5 billion yen (about 20.17 billion U.S. dollars). Enditem