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Tokyo stocks close down on worries over trade war

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell today amid lingering worries over a US-China trade war, while the impact of a strong earthquake that shook western Japan earlier in the day was limited.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.75 per cent or 171.42 points to 22,680.33, while the broader Topix index was down 0.98 per cent or 17.61 points at 1,771.43.

M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.