Bearish sentiment dominates Asian stocks on Friday

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Source: WBP Online
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Stocks in Asia traded lower, because Japanese exchanges were affected by a rising yen. In the meantime, commodities dragged down Australian markets. Nikkei 225 index ended trading 1.4% down at 16,412.21 and Topix fell 1.3% at 1,320.19 on close of trading. Main movers were Pioneer and Tokuyama, which fell by 12% and 31% of their value, respectively.
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