TOKYO, July 7 ― Tokyo stocks closed lower today as investors locked in profits after three straight days in positive territory, while cautiously assessing the impact of deadly floods and landslides on local economies. The key Nikkei 225 index fell 0.44 per cent, or 99.75 points, to 22,614.69...
The key Nikkei 225 index fell 0.44 per cent, or 99.75 points, to 22,614.69 while the broader Topix index was down 0.34 per cent, or 5.44 points, at 1,571.71. — Reuters pic
Despite gains in US and European shares overnight, Japanese stocks had a breather as investors took money off the table after three days in the green, brokers said. A survey released by Japan's internal affairs ministry early today showed May household spending in the world's third-largest economy fell 16.2 per cent from a year earlier, logging the worst drop since Tokyo began collecting the data in 2000.
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