Nikkei falls for third day on profit booking

Japanese stock market closed down for third straight day on Thursday, 11 December 2014, as profit booking continued on recently overbought shares after yen appreciated to 118-level against greenback and Fitch Ratings warning on Japan's sovereign credit. The benchmark Nikkei Stock Average declined 155.18 points, or 0.89%, to 17257.40.

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