european: On Thursday, the price gauge fell 87.57 points to finish below 20,000, according to The Japan Times. The Topix, including all first-section issues, ended down 8.47 points, or 0.52 percent, at 1,607.06, after losing 3.10 points the previous day. The benchmark Nikkei 225 average lost 64.97 points, or 0.32 percent, to close at 19,929.09. The Tokyo market opened sharply lower with the key Nikkei average losing more than 135 points, in the wake of drops in U.S. and European shares prompted by rises in long-term interest rates. The yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds also rose. European and U.S. interest rates went up after the release of the minutes of the European Central Bank's policy-setting meeting last month, which showed that ECB policymakers discussed tapering of the bank's bond-purchasing program, brokers said.
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