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Tokyo shares edge down in morning

Xinhua, December 26, 2016 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares edged down Monday morning as overseas investors stayed away from the market for the Christmas holidays.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 17.24 points, or 0.09 percent, from Thursday to 19,410.43. The Tokyo market was closed Friday for a national holiday.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 4.46 points, or 0.29 percent, to 1,539.36.

Mining, transportation equipment, and iron and steel issues led decliners. Endit