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Nikkei falls on weak offshore lead, stronger yen

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Japanese share market declined on first trading session of the week, Monday, 27 July 2015, on tracking losses on the US stock markets last Friday. Meanwhile, selloff pressure intensified due to yen appreciation yen appreciation against the greenback, pullback in commodity prices, disappointing China economic data, and on caution ahead of big events including the Federal Open Market Committee meeting and U.S. gross domestic product data later this week. The Nikkei Stock Average declined 194.43 points, or 0.95%, to end at 20350.10 points. The broader Topix index lost 1.08%, or 17.96 points, to close at 1637.90 points.

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First Published: Jul 27 2015 | 3:28 PM IST

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