TOKYO, Dec 17 ― Tokyo stocks closed lower today over profit-taking following rallies in the previous session and weighed down by falls in other Asian bourses.
“Falls in Chinese and other Asian shares are worsening market sentiment, prompting profit-taking sell orders,” senior strategist Yoshihiro Ito of Okasan Online Securities said. Among major shares in Tokyo, Toshiba closed down 1.88 percent at 4,652 yen, after it laid out measures to improve corporate governance and relationships with shareholders.
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