benchmark nikkei: On Thursday, the key market gauge lost 8.97 points, according to The Japan Times. The TSE was closed on Friday due to a national holiday. ; The Topix, including all first-section issues, ended down 18.19 points, or 1.12 percent, at 1,599.06, after falling 0.65 point the previous trading day. The benchmark Nikkei 225 average plunged 192.64 points, or 0.98 percent, to 19,537.10, its lowest finish since May 2. The dollar fell below 110 as tensions between the United States and North Korea remained high, brokers said. The Tokyo market tested its downside amid a risk-averse mood, said Chihiro Ota, general manager for investment research and investor services at SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. The yen's appreciation against the dollar, also prompted by weaker-than-expected U.S. consumer price data released on Friday, triggered a wave of selling of stocks, they said.
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