Tokyo stocks slump on tech selling
TOKYO, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended sharply lower on Thursday, led by selling of chip-related shares after U.S. tech stocks tumbled overnight.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 668.14 points, or 2.14 percent, from Wednesday at 30,601.78.
The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 30.15 points, or 1.34 percent, lower at 2,224.25.
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