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Tokyo shares close lower on firm yen, U.S. labor data

Xinhua, January 6, 2017 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares closed lower Friday on the yen's appreciation against the U.S. dollar while investors are concerned about the U.S. job market outlook ahead of the release of U.S. employment data later in the day.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 66.36 points, or 0.34 percent, from Thursday at 19,454.33.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 2.36 points, or 0.15 percent, lower at 1,553.32.

Decliners were led by iron and steel, nonferrous metal and bank issues.

The day's turnover was about 2,353.7 billion yen (around 20.3 billion U.S. dollars). Endit