The Japan share market finished session steep lower on Monday, 05 February 2018, on following a massive inflation induced pullback in US markets on Friday. Almost all sectors fell deep into the red with softer commodity prices are dragging mining and energy stocks down most. Meanwhile, yen's continued strength against the dollar weighed down export-related stocks. The 225-issue Nikkei tumbled 592.45 points, or 2.55%, to finish at 22,682.08, hitting the lowest closing level since Dec. 15 last year. The Topix index of all first-section issues closed down 40.46 points, or 2.17%, at 1,823.74
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