TOKYO: Tokyo stocks have closed 1.19 per cent lower following a sell-off on Wall Street and a stronger yen denting exporters.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropped 248.30 points to finish Wednesday at 20,593.67 after bouncing back to a near 18-year high the previous day.
The Topix index of all first-section shares fell 1.11 per cent, or 18.51 points, to 1,655.37.







