Japanese shares showed a decline while ECB acts

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Source: Bloomberg
Japanese stocks declined since investors are analyzing corporate earnings while the European Central Bank concentrated on Greece's bailout. Therefore, the Topix index lost 0.2% to traded at 1,413.60  while the Nikkei 225 Stock Average declined 0.7% to 17,548.40. Meanwhile, the US shares fell as well, after the ECB curbed Greek banks loans, deepening fears over Euro zone's instability. 
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