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Article: Roundup: Tokyo stocks fall for third straight day
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- September 4, 2009
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Roundup: Tokyo stocks fall for third straight day
TOKYO, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks fell Friday for the third
straight trading day on caution ahead of upcoming U.S. jobs data and
the Group of 20 finance ministers meeting.
The benchmark Nikkei-225 index Stock Average lost 27.53 points,
or 0.27 percent, from Thursday to 10,187.11.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo
Stock Exchange was down 7.03 points, or 0.75 percent, to 935. 74.
Decliners were led by securities, iron and steel, and glass and
ceramics issues. Major gainers included real estate, oil and coal
product, and auto issues
On the First Section, declining issues outnumbered advancing ones
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