Nikkei falls ahead of BOJ meeting

Japan share market closed down in thin trading on Thursday, 28 January 2016, on tracking weak lead from Wall Street overnight and on caution before Bank of Japan policy meeting on Friday. Most of TSE sectors declined with retail stocks down after to official data showing retail sales fell 1.1% on-year in December 2015. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index declined 0.71%, or 122.47 points, to 17041.45. The Topix index of all Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section issues fell 8.60 points, or 0.61%, to 1392.10.

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