Japanese share market ended with heavy losses on Friday, 17 April 2015, as profit booking triggered on tracking negative finish of Wall Street overnight, yen strength against the greenback and heightened concerns over forthcoming earnings results. Most of the heavily-weight stocks declined, with exporters and retailers being major losers. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 232.89 points, or 1.17%, to finish at 19652.88, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares declined 10.73 points, or 0.67%, to 1588.69.
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