Nikkei drops on weak global cues

The Japan share market finished down for fourth session in row on Monday, 21 August 2017, following some sizable declines worldwide at the end of last week, with financial and export-dependent stocks being notable losers. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 77.28 points, or 0.4%, to 19,393.13, marking its lowest close since early May. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, closed 2.17 points, or 0.14%, lower at 1,595.19. Rising issues outpaced falling ones by 1,038 to 852 on the First Section. On the main section on Monday, 1,406.90 million shares changed hands, dropping from Friday's volume of 1,671.73 million shares. The turnover on the first trading day of the week came to 1,753.4 billion yen.

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