topix index: It lost 2.32 points the previous trading day, according to The Japan Times. The Tokyo market was closed Monday for Marine Day. The 225-issue Nikkei average fell 150.65 points, or 0.69 percent, to end at 21,535.25, after rising 42.37 points Friday. ; The Topix index of all first-section issues closed down 7.57 points, or 0.48 percent, at 1,568.74. After getting off to a weak start, the market sank deeper into negative territory in the morning, weighed down by selling of wide-ranging issues amid the yen's advance against the dollar and other major currencies. In early afternoon trading, however, Tokyo stocks stopped falling thanks to apparent buying of exchange-traded funds by the Bank of Japan, some sources said. Shanghai stocks' sluggishness also dampened investor sentiment, brokers said.
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