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Nikkei falls to one-week low as US jobs data lifts yen

The benchmark Nikkei share average ended 0.6% lower at 16,780.53, the lowest closing level since Oct 31

Reuters Tokyo

Japanese stocks fell to a one-week low on Monday as the yen rebounded against the dollar after U.S. jobs data fell short of expectations, while Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp tumbled on a profit warning.

The benchmark Nikkei share average ended 0.6% lower at 16,780.53, the lowest closing level since Oct. 31.

The broader Topix shed 0.3% to 1,360.11, and the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 declined 0.3% to 12,412.00.

 

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First Published: Nov 10 2014 | 12:18 PM IST

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