Asia's shares decline as Topix and Nikkei drops

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Source: Bloomberg
Asian shares declined as Japan's Topix Index and Nikkei 225 Index fell led by the commodities drop and the Japanese Yen appreciation. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index dropped 1.7% to 135.57 at 5:48 p.m. Tokyo time. The Topix slid 3.8%, while the Nikkei 225 slipped 5.2%; however, both indexes have gained more than 30% this year to date. 


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