Tokyo stocks close down 0.49%

Tokyo stocks close down 0.49%
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Summary The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which jumped 2.07 percent on Tuesday.

TOKYO (AFP) - Tokyo stocks closed 0.49 percent lower on Wednesday as the yen rose, with the Bank of Japan withholding fresh easing measures.

The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which jumped 2.07 percent on Tuesday, lost 85.82 points to 17,280.48. The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was down 0.50 percent, or 7.02 points, to 1,390.61 

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