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Tokyo shares close lower ahead of U.S. jobs data report

Xinhua, October 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares closed lower Friday with market players in a wait-and-see mood ahead of a U.S. jobs report due out later in the day.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 39.01 points, or 0.23 percent, from Thursday at 16,860.09.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 3.32 points, or 0.25 percent, lower at 1,350.61.

Decliners were led by retail, real estate and information and communication issues.

The day's turnover was about 1,655.9 billion yen (around 15.94 billion U.S. dollars). Endit