Fri, 19 Jul 2013 09:08:09 GMT
Japan stocks retreat ahead of Elections
Japanese stocks declined before the parliament elections this weekend, paring a four straight day climb in the Topix index, as the non-ferrous metal companies led declines. The Topix slipped 0.8% to 1,211.98 Tokyo time at the close, after adding 0.8% and the equity-benchmark has gained 0.8% weekly. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 1.5% to 14,589.91.