Monday, August 24, 2009

Tokyo stocks edge down on profit-taking


Tokyo stocks edge down on profit-taking Tokyo - The Tokyo market ended morning trading lower Tuesday as investors sold shares to lock in profits from the previous day's gains.

After rising more than 3 per cent Monday, the key Nikkei 225 Stock Average dipped 82.86 points, or 0.78 per cent, to 10,498.19 The broader-based Topix index was also down 5.02 points, or 0.52 per cent, to 965.25.

On currency markets at 9 am (0000 GMT), the dollar traded at 94.39-44 yen, down from Monday's 5 pm quote of 94.95-98 yen.

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