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Tokyo shares close lower on stronger yen, U.S. shares' losses

Xinhua, August 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares closed lower Tuesday as market sentiment was dampened by stronger yen and U.S. shares losses.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 244.32 points, or 1.47 percent, from Monday at 16,391.45.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 21.63 points, or 1.64 percent, lower at 1,300.20.

Decliners were led by mining, bank and nonferrous metal issues.

The day's turnover was about 2,080.7 billion yen (around 20.31 billion U.S. dollars). Endit