Nikkei ends down after hitting near two-year high

The Japan share market finished session marginally lower on Monday, 05 June 2017, as some investors cashed in profits following Friday's run-up, with yen's hardening against the dollar weighed on exporters. However, market losses were capped by buying on the back of Wall Street's solid performance at the end of last week. At the close, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 6.46 points, or 0.03%, to end the day at 20,170.82. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, dropped 2.23 points, or 0.14%, lower to close at 1,609.97. On Friday, the Nikkei crossed the psychologically important 20,000 level for the first time in a year and a half and marked its strongest close since August 2015.

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