Japanese stocks retreat as insurers drop

Source: Bloomberg
Japan's shares declined on Friday trading session with the local benchmark stock index Topix erasing its increase recorded this week and capping a 6th week of drops mainly due to a slide of consumer lenders. The Topix Index fell 1.3% to 1,183.82 in Tokyo reversing previous advance of 0.8% and falling by 0.4% this week.

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