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Tokyo stocks close lower

TOKYO, Aug 20, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Tokyo stocks closed lower on Monday as
investors retreated to the sidelines to wait for the outcome of US-China
trade talks later this week.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.32 percent, or 71.38 points, to
22,199.00 while the broader Topix index was down 0.32 percent, or 5.38
points, at 1,692.15.

BSS/AFP/MR/ 1233 hrs