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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks ended flat Friday morning following the benchmark index posted its longest string of gains in nearly 30 years, while Nissan dropped after it suspended production citing an inspection scandal. The Nikkei 225 inched up 3.26 points to 21,451.78 by the break, while the broader Topix index was just 0.35 points higher at 1,730.39. “There is no surprise to see profit-taking,” said Hikaru Sato, senior technical analyst at Daiwa Securities. […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened lower Friday, as a stronger yen dented exporters and Wall Street disappointed. US equities fell on Thursday after a recent rally in oil prices fizzled, offering a weak lead to Japanese stocks at the start of the global day. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropped 0.90 percent, or 146.40 points, to 16,050.40 in opening deals, after a 2.28-percent jump the previous day. The […]
