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Tokyo shares close lower on locked-in gains, stronger yen

Xinhua, July 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares ended lower Tuesday as investors opted to secure profits made recently when the Nikkei index rose over the past six trading days, with a stronger yen weighing on the market confidence.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 106.47 points, or 0.67 percent, from Monday at 15,669.33.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 5.33 points, or 0.42 percent, lower at 1,256.64.

Decliners were led by fishery, agriculture and forestry, machinery, and insurance issues.

The day's turnover was about 1,577.3 billion yen (around 15.44 billion U.S. dollars). Endit