The Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday- big decline

The Japan Times

The Tokyo Stock Exchange began Wednesday with a downturn, continuing the global downward trend in financial markets under the influence of political uncertainty in Italy.

The Nikkei Index lost 1.67% - 374.17 points to 21 984.26 points at the beginning of trading.

The broader Topix index also fell 1.59 percent - 28.10 points to 1,733, 75 points.

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