Nikkei falls 0.59% as yen strengthens

Japanese share market ended down in volatile trade on Wednesday, 4 March 2015, hurt by tracking weak cues from Wall Street overnight and yen strengthening against the greenback. The Nikkei Stock Average declined by 111.56 points, or 0.59%, to close at 18703.60, off an intra-day high of 18732.66 and day low of 18586.84. The broader Topix index decreased by 9.82 points, or 0.64%, to 1517.01.

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