Japanese share market extended falling streak for second straight day on Tuesday, 16 June 2015, as weak lead from offshore market overnight, uncertainty over Greece's debt negotiations with its creditors, and growing cautious ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve statement and a Bank of Japan policy decision, both due later this week.
The Nikkei Stock Average declined 129.85 points, or 0.64%, to end at 20257.94, off the intraday high of 20368.21. The Topix index of all Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section issues decreased 0.73%, or 12.06 points, to close at 1639.86.
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