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Tokyo shares end lower on anxieties over Brexit

Xinhua, June 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares ended the trading Tuesday lower for the second straight trading session of decrease with its benchmark Nikkei index falling below the 16,000 threshold as sentiment here was weighed by upcoming Britain's referendum on its membership of the European Union.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 160.18 points, or 1.00 percent, from Monday at 15,859.00.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 12.61 points, or 0.98 percent, to 1,271.93.

Securities and banking, fishery, agriculture and forestry issues led the decreases, while electric power and gas issues gained.

The day's turnover was about 1,989.2 billion yen (around 18.76 billion U.S. dollars). Endit