Nikkei ends softer

Japanese share market ended softer on Tuesday, 18 August 2015, as risk sentiments weighed by weakness in other Asian stock markets and on caution ahead of US Federal Reserve minutes of the two-day policy meeting held on 28-29 July 2015 tomorrow, 19 August 2015. The minutes could offer some clues on the timing of the Fed's plans to raise interest rates for the first time in a decade. The Nikkei Stock Average declined 65.79 points, or 0.32%, to end at 20554.47 points. The broader Topix index ended 0.65 point, or 0.04%, lower at 1672.22 points.

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