The Japan share market declined for fifth straight session on Tuesday, 30 January 2018, as risk aversion selloff fuelled by tracking weak lead from Wall Street overnight. Investor sentiment was also dampened by the yen's continued strength against the dollar and futures-led selling in view of the weakness of other Asian markets. The Nikkei 225 average plummeted 337.37 points, or 1.43%, to end at 23,291.97. The Topix, which covers all first-section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, finished 22.32 points, or 1.19%, lower at 1,858.13. Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2877 to 573 and 134 ended unchanged. The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.78% to 16.53.
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