Tokyo stocks down 0.48% by break

Tokyo stocks down 0.48% by break
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Summary The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 99.68 points

TOKYO (AFP) - Tokyo stocks fell 0.48 percent on Monday morning, tracking a weak lead from Wall Street which turned lower on poor US corporate earnings and a drop in oil prices.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 99.68 points to 20,485.56 by the break, while the Topix index of all first-section shares was down 0.31 percent, or 5.20 points, to 1,654.32.

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