points: On Wednesday, it plunged 307.72 points, according to The Japan Times. The Tokyo market was closed on Thursday for a national holiday. The 225-issue Nikkei lost 229.32 points, or 1.34 percent, to end at 16,905.36, its first finish below 17,000 since Oct. 19. The Topix index of all first-section issues was down 21.40 points, or 1.56 percent, at 1,347.04, after losing 24.75 points the previous trading day. The market accelerated its downswing later in the morning session. The Tokyo market opened sharply lower, after the U.S. Dow Jones industrial average extended its losing streak to a sixth market day on Thursday and the yen strengthened against the dollar amid a prevailing risk-averse mood ahead of the closely watched U.S. election on Tuesday.
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